Meaning
SIM'ONY, n. [from Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts 8] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; or the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice of money or reward. by Stat. 31 Elizabeth, c. 6. severe penalties are enacted against this crime.
SIMOOM', n. A hot suffocating wind, that blows occasionally in Africa and Arabia, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. Its approach is indicated by a redness in the air, and its fatal effects are to be avoided by falling on the face and holding the breath.
