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What does simony mean? Is simony a Scrabble word?

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Is simony a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word simony is a Scrabble US word. The word simony is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

S1I1M3O1N1Y4

Is simony a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word simony is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

S1I1M3O1N1Y4

Is simony a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word simony is a Words With Friends word. The word simony is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1I1M4O1N2Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

MYOSIN,SIMONY,

5-letter words (3 found)

MINOS,NOISY,YONIS,

4-letter words (14 found)

IONS,MINO,MINY,MISO,MONS,MONY,MOYS,NIMS,NOMS,NOSY,NOYS,SOMY,YINS,YONI,

3-letter words (32 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISM,ISO,MIS,MOI,MON,MOS,MOY,NIM,NIS,NOM,NOS,NOY,NYM,NYS,OIS,OMS,ONS,ONY,OYS,SIM,SIN,SNY,SOM,SON,SOY,SYN,YIN,YOM,YON,

2-letter words (16 found)

IN,IO,IS,MI,MO,MY,NO,NY,OI,OM,ON,OS,OY,SI,SO,YO,

You can make 67 words from simony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of simony

simony

Etymology

From Old French simonie, from Late Latin simonia, named after Simon Magus (Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (Šimʻôn, “Simon”)), with reference to Acts 8:18–20.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.mə.ni/, /ˈsɪ.mə.ni/

Noun

simony (countable and uncountable, plural simonies)

  1. The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.

Synonyms

  • Simonism

Coordinate terms

  • barratry

Derived terms

  • simoniac
  • simonist

Translations

See also

  • benefice

References

Further reading

  • simony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Nimoys, isonym, myosin

Source: wiktionary.org