simony
simony (sim-[schwa]-nee orsI-m[schwa]-nee), n. [fr. Latin simonia “payment for things spiritual,” fr. the proper name Simon Magus (see below)] Hist. Eccles. law. The unlawful practice of giving or receiving money or gifts in exchange for spiritual promotion; esp., the unlawful buying or selling of a benefice or the right to present clergy to a vacant […]