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Simony is the practice of buying or selling church positions and sacred things for money, named after Simon Magus in the Bible who tried to pay for spiritual powers. The term matters because it describes a corruption of religious authority—treating spiritual roles and blessings as commodities to be traded rather than as gifts or responsibilities to be earned through faith and merit.
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Article · 日本語
シモニア（英: Simony、羅: Simonia）ないし聖職売買（せいしょくばいばい）は、金銭など対価を以て聖職者の位階や霊的な事物を故意に取引すること。
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