History A-Level
Simony
What Simony means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Simony
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The purchasing of church offices, which along with nepotism and absenteeism was criticised as a structural abuse of the English Church.
Topics that use Simony
Related terms
- Anti-clericalism
- Church and State relations
- Community and collective worship
- Community and everyday life
- Intellectual movements and education
- Popular religion and piety
- Religious dissent and orthodoxy
- Social class and religious experience
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