Term
usury
The practice of lending money at interest, which in modern contexts specifically refers to excessive interest rates.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
In modern context it is the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest; originally it meant any instance of lending money at interest.
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- See also
- simonyTerm
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 840Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 840.
Last revised August 14, 2026