Simonism
"Simonism" in a Sentence (2 examples)
His zeal for the purification of the church urged him forthwith to operate against the prevailing system of Simonism, or the purchasing of spiritual offices with money, and the immoral life led by the clergy.
Here in 1062 the bishop of Florence Mezzabarba was refused admittance by the monks, who accused him of Simonism.
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