simoniac

[ si-moh-nee-ak ]

/ sɪˈmoʊ niˌæk /

a person who practices simony.

Origin of simoniac

1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin simoniacus (noun and adj.). See simony, -ac

si·mo·ni·a·cal

[sahy-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l, sim-uh-] /ˌsaɪ məˈnaɪ ə kəl, ˌsɪm ə-/, adjective si·mo·ni·a·cal·ly, adverb

Like him I would have to be simoniacal and sacrilegious, Ah!

Very Woman |Remy de Gourmont
It would be simoniacal for a bishop to receive money for conferring holy orders or for appointment to a living.

The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 |G. T. Stokes
Here all the simoniacal Popes have to be contented with one place among them.

The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri |Dante Alighieri
But the simoniacal spirit, the essence of Simon's sin, is found in many quarters which are never suspected.

The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 |G. T. Stokes

Thus they gave simony a new meaning by declaring that every election which was not canonical was simoniacal.

A Source Book for Mediaeval History |Oliver J. Thatcher

simoniac

/ (sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk) /

a person who is guilty of practising simony

simoniacal (ˌsaɪməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective simoniacally, adverb