Term
simony
The buying or selling of spiritual objects or temporal objects with attached spiritual value, named after Simon Magus in Acts 8.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
The intended or consummated buying or selling of spiritual objects, or of temporal objects to which a spiritual value has become attached. The term is derived from Acts 8:18-24, in which Simon Magus offered to pay Peter for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Scripture
- Acts 8:18–24
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- See also
- usuryTerm
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 768Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 768.
Last revised August 14, 2026