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vicarious

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9 lettersPronunciation /vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aciiorsuvStarts with VEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

Word origin

From Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substituted”) + English -ous. First attested in the 17th century. Doublet of vicar.

Used in a sentence

  • People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.
  • The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
  • As time went on, the cruel custom was so far mitigated that a ram was accepted as a vicarious sacrifice in room of the royal victim.

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