simony
聖職売買
解説 Definition
教会の聖職を金銭で売ることの違法行為。聖職売買。
Simony is the act of buying or selling a church position, rank, or spiritual privilege. It is mainly used in history and religion, especially when discussing corruption in the Christian Church. The word usually has a strongly negative meaning.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
simony は単独で覚えるより、bribery や corruption の『教会版』として束で覚えると残りやすい語です。文脈は church, bishop, office, benefice, buy, sell, money などが定番で、『宗教上の地位や権利を金で売買する』場面を思い浮かべるのが近道。単なる寄付 donation や一般的な賄賂 bribery よりも、対象が sacred で church-related だと意識すると区別しやすいです。practice simony, commit simony の形でも見ておくと定着します。
Remember this as a church word connected with buying and selling sacred positions. It helps to group it with corruption or bribery, but in a religious setting, not in general business or politics. Phrases like "commit simony" or "practice simony" make the word easier to fix in memory.
例文
The practice of simony was condemned by the church as a serious sin.
シモニーの実践は教会によって重大な罪として非難された。
Medieval churches attempted to eliminate simony through strict regulations.
中世の教会は厳格な規制を通じてシモニーを排除しようとした。
Simony undermined the integrity of religious institutions and clergy.
シモニーは宗教機関と聖職者の完全性を損なった。
simony の類義語・関連語
対義語
simony の語源・成り立ち Etymology
simony は後期ラテン語 simonia を経た語で、使徒行伝に登場する Simon Magus の名に由来します。聖なる力を金で買おうとした逸話から、「聖職や聖なるものを売買すること」という意味になり、語源を知ると意味が腑に落ちます。関連語は simoniac, Simon。
Simony comes through Late Latin simonia and is named after Simon Magus in the Bible. He was known for trying to buy sacred power with money, and his name became linked with this act. Over time, the word developed into the term for buying or selling church offices or sacred things; related words include simoniac.
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