| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | симония (simonija) |
| espanja | simonía |
| hollanti | simonie |
| italia | simonia |
| kreikka | σιμωνία (simonía) |
| latina | simonia |
| portugali | simonia |
| puola | symonia, świętokupstwo |
| ranska | simonie |
| ruotsi | simoni |
| saksa | Simonie, Ämterkauf |
| suomi | simonia |
| tanska | simoni |
| tšekki | svatokupectví, simonie |
| venäjä | симония (simonija), святокупство (svjatokupstvo) |
| Monikko | simonies |
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
Abbot practising simony (France, 12th century)
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
Girolamo and cardinal Marco Corner investing Marco, abbot of Carrara, with his benefice, Titian, c. 1520
The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects.
Dante speaks to Pope Nicholas III, committed to the Inferno for his simony, in Gustave Doré's 1861 wood engraving (portrait of the Third Bolgia of the Eighth Circle of Hell)