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| Simon |
| simon | (n) one of the twelve Apostles (first century), Syn. Simon the Zealot, Simon Zelotes, St. Simon, Simon the Canaanite |
| simon | (n) United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942), Syn. Paul Simon |
| simon | (n) United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927), Syn. Neil Simon, Marvin Neil Simon |
| simon | (n) United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001), Syn. Herb Simon, Herbert A. Simon, Herbert Alexander Simon |
| simoniz | (n) a brand of car polish |
| simonize | (v) polish with wax, Syn. Simonise, Example: The motorcycle has been Simonized |
| simon legree | (n) the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| simony | (n) traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments, Syn. barratry |
| Simoniac | n. [ LL. simoniacus. See Simony. ] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simoniacal | a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. -- The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J. S. Harford. [1913 Webster] |
| Simonial | a. Simoniacal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simonian | n.[ See Simony. ] One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of certain heretical sects in the early Christian church. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simonious | a. Simoniacal. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simonist | n. One who practices simony. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simon-pure | a. Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another and is obliged to prove himself to be the “real Simon Pure.” [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Simony | n. [ F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts viii. ] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Simonie { f }; Ämterkauf { m } | simony [Add to Longdo] |
| Simonskolibri { m } [ ornith. ] | Simon's Emerald [Add to Longdo] |