Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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simony
n. [fr. Latin simonia "payment for things spiritual," fr. the proper name Simon Magus (see below)] Hist. Eccles. law. The unlawful practice of giving or receiving money or gifts in exchange for spiritual promotion; esp., the unlawful buying or selling of a right to present clergy to a vacant benefice.