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Definitions for Vicarious
[1] performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
[2] taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
[3] felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.
[4] Physiology . noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
[5] obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences
[6] suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for another vicarious punishment
[7] delegated vicarious authority
[8] taking the place of another
[9] pathol (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal site See endometriosis
Words related to Vicarious
eventual, indirect, pretended, secondary, surrogate, sympathetic, empathetic, commissioned, deputed, substitutional
Words nearby Vicarious
vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy, vicarious menstruation, vicarly, vice, vice admiral
Origin of Vicarious
1630–40; < Latin vicārius substituting, equivalent to vic(is ) (genitive) interchange, alternation (see vice3), + -ārius -ary; see -ous
Other words from Vicarious
vi·car·i·ous·ly , adverb
vi·car·i·ous·ness , vi·car·i·ism , noun
non·vi·car·i·ous , adjective
non·vi·car·i·ous·ly , adverb
non·vi·car·i·ous·ness , noun
un·vi·car·i·ous , adjective
un·vi·car·i·ous·ly , adverb
un·vi·car·i·ous·ness , noun
Word origin for Vicarious
C17: from Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange; see vice ³, vicissitude
Synonyms for Vicarious
by proxy, commissioned, delegated, deputed, empathetic, eventual, imagined, indirect, pretended, secondary, substituted, substitutional, surrogate, sympathetic