Definition of Simoniacal. Meaning of Simoniacal. Synonyms of Simoniacal

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Definition of Simoniacal

Simoniacal
Simoniacal Sim`o*ni"a*cal, a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. -- Sim"o*ni`a*cal*ly, adv. The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. --J. S. Harford.

Meaning of Simoniacal from wikipedia

- whether simoniacus (the perpetrator of a simoniacal transaction) or simoniace promotus (the beneficiary of a simoniacal transaction), was liable to deprivation...
- ushering in the Avignon Papacy (1309–1377). Dante delivers a denunciation of simoniacal corruption of the Church. Bolgia 4 – Sorcerers: In the middle of the bridge...
- Pope Gregory I, relies on this p****age to justify his policy against simoniacal clergy, comparing them to merchants. Other medieval Catholic figures will...
- because the arrangement he had entered into with Benedict was considered simoniacal; that is, to have been paid for. A German, Clement II, was chosen to succeed...
- ensured that the simoniacal promotion of one person does not prejudice another and also protects certain leases made by simoniacal individuals. Section...
- Exodus in 1997. The band released two studio albums during its heyday, Simoniacal in 1988 and Mental Slavery in 1990, on the defunct label ****er. Shortly...
- cir****stances of his election, which seemed to many of the bishops to be simoniacal; realizing the depth of his difficulties, Gregory resigned his papal office...
- in order to found his own congregation. He condemned nepotism and all simoniacal actions and was known for the pureness and m****ness of his faith. Even...
- Meanwhile, the question arose as to the validity of the ordinations of simoniacal clerics. Peter Damian wrote (about 1053) a treatise, the Liber Gratissimus...
- election as beginning with some clergy who were dissatisfied with Paschal's simoniacal favoritism of the Colonna and Pierleoni families. This, coupled with the...