simonía

See also: simonia and Símonía

Spanish

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin and Late Latin simonia (compare French simonie), after Simon Magus, who in Acts tries to buy from Peter the power to confer the Holy Spirit, from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /simoˈnia/ [si.moˈni.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: si‧mo‧ní‧a

Noun

simonía f (plural simonías)

  1. (chiefly historical) simony

See also

  • baratería

Further reading

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