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simoniac

si·mo·ni·ac [ sī mṓnee àk, si mṓnee àk ]


noun  (plural si·mo·ni·acs)
Definition:
 
somebody trading in sacred things: somebody who buys and sells sacred Christian objects



adjective 
Definition:
 
of simony: relating to the buying or selling of sacred Christian objects

[14th century. < French simoniaque< late Latin simonia (see simony)]
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