simonia
Portuguese, noun/si.moˈni.ɐ/
simonia is spelled S-I-M-O-N-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 127,225th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simonia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “simony (act of buying and selling ecclesiastical offices and pardons)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “venda de favores divinos, bençãos, cargos eclesiásticos, prosperidade material, bens espirituais, coisas…”.
What does simonia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesimony (act of buying and selling ecclesiastical offices and pardons)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. venda de favores divinos, bençãos, cargos eclesiásticos, prosperidade material, bens espirituais, coisas sagradas, etc. em troca de dinheiro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of simonia
- simonias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simonia?
- Brazil /si.moˈni.ɐ/
- Portugal /si.muˈni.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simonia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simonia in Portuguese?
simonia appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).