simony

Simony turned to look down the length of the Turtle.

Simony is an offence against the law of the church.

"I'm just here for a few days, to commit some simony, and go straight home."

"I can see that would be a worry," said Simony.

Simony means that one pays for an office or a position in the hierarchy of Christian church.

Then the clergy take from the people instead of giving, Simony and other corruption can follow.

Sergeant Simony and his soldiers rode ahead, on either side of the track.

Simony drew his sword and held it up at arm's length.

"We can land away from the ports," said Simony eagerly.

Simony pulled Urn to one side as the philosopher went on talking.

Or one day you'll have to bargain with Simony, or someone like him.

Many of Adolf's contemporaries considered this action to be simony.

Simony was staring at the horizon, his face absolutely immobile.

Simony, who was leaning against the Turtle, gave him a grim smile.

This last provision probably signifies that simony was becoming less common already.

"They'll get the odds down to three to one before the rest know what's happening," said Simony grimly.

"There's more of them than there are of us," said Simony.

Those guilty of simony were exiled for two years, but could retain their sees.

Here too, simony and the marriage of the clergy were the principal matters dealt with.

"Oh, I say nothing about other gods," said Simony quickly.

Urn supported him by one arm, and Simony by the other.

On this embassy he committed new acts of simony.

"But you said machines could be our slaves," said Simony.

Simony climbed back down it, to where the philosophers were huddling out of the wind.

At first he protested against corruption such as simony or the sale of indulgences.