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Definition of Simoniacs
1. simoniac [n] - See also: simoniac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Simoniacs
Literary usage of Simoniacs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Christian Church, from the apostolic age to the Reformation by James Craigie Robertson (1874)
"This book was written against the opinion that orders given by simoniacs are
invalid. Peter argues that the grace of ordination does not depend on the man ..."
2. The Medieval Empire by Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher (1898)
"He denies the validity of sacraments administered by seculars, by schismatics,
by simoniacs. Outstripping in zeal the current opinion of churchmen, ..."
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