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Simony
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Simony
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Simonial
Simoniacal
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Simoniacal
Of or pertaining to simony guilty of simony consisting of simony
Simoniac
One who practices simony or who buys or sells preferment in the church
Simonist
One who practices simony
Barratry
a judge who is induced, by bribery, to pronounce a judgment; and it is also applied to the simony of clergymen going abroad to purchase benefices from the see of Rome. Vexatious incitement to litigation, esp. by
Deprivation
which declare the benefice void, for some nonfeasance or neglect, or else some malfeasance or crime, as for simony; for neglecting to read the liturgy and articles in the church, and to declare assent to the same
Forfeiture
forfeiture mentioned above, there are two which obtain in reference to ecclesiastical property, viz., (1) lapse; and (2) simony. Forfeiture, according to Black's Law Dictionary 'to forfeit' is 'to lose, or lose the right to, by some
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