Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

simonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: si-monist
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.

Example Sentences

"Theologians went on quoting his definition. However, the original simonist, Simon Magus, had made his offer for the Holy Ghost in hard cash..."

Etymology

Etymology tree English simony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English simonist From simony + -ist.

Inflected Forms

simonists (plural)

Questions

What does simonist mean?: One who engages in simony, the purchase of church offices.
Where does simonist come from?: Etymology tree English simony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English simonist From simony + -ist.

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