The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. --J. S. Harford. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
simoniacal — index mercenary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
simoniacal — adjective see simoniac … New Collegiate Dictionary
simoniacal — See simoniac. * * * … Universalium
simoniacal — adjective simoniac … Wiktionary
simoniacal — simo·ni·a·cal … English syllables
simoniacal — adjective see simoniac II … Useful english dictionary
Simoniacally — Simoniacal Sim o*ni a*cal, a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. {Sim o*ni a*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simoniac — simoniacal /suy meuh nuy euh keuhl, sim euh /, adj. simoniacally, adv. /si moh nee ak /, n. a person who practices simony. [1300 50; ME < ML simoniacus (n. and adj.). See SIMONY, AC] * * * … Universalium
St. Gregory VII — Pope St. Gregory VII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory VII (HILDEBRAND). One of the greatest of the Roman pontiffs and one of the most remarkable men of all times; born between the years 1020 and 1025, at Soana, or… … Catholic encyclopedia
Pope St. Gregory VII — Pope St. Gregory VII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory VII (HILDEBRAND). One of the greatest of the Roman pontiffs and one of the most remarkable men of all times; born between the years 1020 and 1025, at Soana, or… … Catholic encyclopedia
