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How do you use Simony in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like barratry or traffic, plus the exact meaning.

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Simony in a sentence

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Simony | Simonyan | Simonyi

Simony meaning

The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.

Synonyms of Simony

barratry traffic

Related words

Other words often associated with Simony or its synonyms:

fraud commercialism trade accumulation interchange communication graft commerce aggregation dealings crime mercantilism

Using Simony

  • The main meaning on this page is: The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
  • Useful related words include: barratry, traffic.
  • In the example corpus, simony often appears in combinations such as: of simony, simony and.

Context around Simony

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

period 1×

Often after:

concubinage 1× canon 1× considered 1×

Sentence patterns with Simony

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

church of simony and flattery 1× crime of simony considered that 1× issues of simony concubinage of 1× pluralism and simony while seeking 1× simony canon 63 1× simony is said 1× system of simony and given 1× this period simony the purchase 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at this period 1× here the church 1× it solemnly confirmed 1× it stipulated mathew 1× simony canon 63 1× simony is said 1×

Common sentence endings:

among the clergy 1× clergy and laity 1× least grateful passages 1× of sergius ii 1× of the clergy 1× ordination of clerics 1×

Words around Simony

Just before it in the word index:

simonton 3 simonstown 3 simonson 23 simonsen 10 simons 134 simonova 2

Just after it in the word index:

simonyan 13 simonyi 5 simorgh 3 simos 3 simotas 3 simp 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Simony

  • In this selection, "simony" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, period, concubinage, canon and considered stand out and add context to how "simony" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include church of simony and flattery and crime of simony considered that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "simony" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with simony

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Here, the Church dealt with issues of simony, concubinage of the clergy. (12 words)

Simony is said to have flourished during the reign of Sergius II. (12 words)

It stipulated Mathew's services were not a system of simony and given without simoniac expectations. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

What Contarini had to do with it is shown by his letters to the pope in which he complained of the schism in the church, of simony and flattery in the papal court, but above all of papal tyranny, its least grateful passages. (43 words)

At this period, simony (the purchase or sale of church offices or preferment) in the election of popes and bishops was rife among clergy and laity. (26 words)

So grave was the crime of simony considered that even infamous persons (deprived of citizens' rights due to conviction) could accuse another of it. (24 words)

Example sentences (9)

At this period, simony (the purchase or sale of church offices or preferment) in the election of popes and bishops was rife among clergy and laity.

Here, the Church dealt with issues of simony, concubinage of the clergy.

It solemnly confirmed the Concordat and passed several disciplinary decrees, such as those against simony and concubinage among the clergy.

It stipulated Mathew's services were not a system of simony and given without simoniac expectations.

Simony * Canon 63: No fees are to be exacted for the consecration of bishops, the blessing of abbots or the ordination of clerics.

Simony is said to have flourished during the reign of Sergius II.

So grave was the crime of simony considered that even infamous persons (deprived of citizens' rights due to conviction) could accuse another of it.

Urban V worked against absenteeism, pluralism and simony, while seeking to improve clerical training and examination.

What Contarini had to do with it is shown by his letters to the pope in which he complained of the schism in the church, of simony and flattery in the papal court, but above all of papal tyranny, its least grateful passages.

Common combinations with simony

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "simony" in a sentence?
An example: "At this period, simony (the purchase or sale of church offices or preferment) in the election of popes and bishops was rife among clergy and laity." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "simony" from authentic English texts.
What does "simony" mean?
Simony means: The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
What are synonyms of "simony"?
Common synonyms of "simony" include: barratry, traffic.
How many example sentences with "simony" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "simony", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.