simonist

English

Etymology

simony +‎ -ist

Noun

simonist (plural simonists)

  1. (Christianity) One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.
    • 1978, Alexander Murray, Reason and Society in the Middle Ages, page 64:
      Theologians went on quoting his definition. However, the original simonist, Simon Magus, had made his offer for the Holy Ghost in hard cash...

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