- simoniac
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin simoniacus, from Late Latin simonia simony Date: 14th century one who practices simony • simoniac or simoniacal adjective • simoniacally adverb
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simoniac — SIMONIÁC, simoniaci, s.m. Persoană care se face vinovată de simonie. [pr.: ni ac] – Din fr. simoniaque. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 24.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 simoniác adj. m., s. m. (sil. ni ac), pl. simoniáci; … Dicționar Român
Simoniac — Si*mo ni*ac, n. [LL. simoniacus. See {Simony}.] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simoniac — [si mō′nē ak΄] n. [ME symoniak < ML simoniacus] a person guilty of simony simoniacal [sī΄mə nī′ə kəl, sim΄ənī′ə kəl] adj … English World dictionary
simoniac — simoniacal /suy meuh nuy euh keuhl, sim euh /, adj. simoniacally, adv. /si moh nee ak /, n. a person who practices simony. [1300 50; ME < ML simoniacus (n. and adj.). See SIMONY, AC] * * * … Universalium
simoniac — noun One who carries on or is guilty of simony … Wiktionary
simoníac — si|mo|ní|ac Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
simoniac — si·mo·ni·ac … English syllables
simoniac — si•mo•ni•ac [[t]sɪˈmoʊ niˌæk[/t]] n. a person who practices simony • Etymology: 1300–50; < ML simoniacus (n. and adj.). See simony, ac si•mo•ni•a•cal ˌsaɪ məˈnaɪ ə kəl, ˌsɪm ə adj. si mo•ni′a•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
simoniac — /səˈmoʊniæk/ (say suh mohneeak) noun someone who practises simony. {Middle English symoniak, from Old French} –simoniacal /saɪməˈnaɪəkəl/ (say suymuh nuyuhkuhl), adjective –simoniacally /saɪməˈnaɪəkli/ (say suymuh nuyuhklee), adverb …
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