Vicarious
[vɪ'keərɪəs;vaɪ-] or [vaɪ'kɛrɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; 'vicarious atonement' .
(adj.) occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; 'vicarious menstruation' .
(adj.) experienced at secondhand; 'read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement' .
Typist: Rudy--From WordNet
Definition
(prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
(prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer.
(prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment.
(prep.) Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.
Editor: Timmy
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Deputed, delegated, commissioned.[2]. Substituted.
Checked by Giselle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Substitutive, deputed, delegated, representative, procuratorial
ANT:Personal, self-performed
Checker: Yale
Examples
- Watch the crowds in front of a bulletin board, finding a vicarious excitement and an abstract relief from the monotony of their own lives. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- An aristocracy flourishes where the people find a vicarious enjoyment in admiring the successes of the ruling class. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- No such vicarious treatment would suit him, ready as he has always been to share the work where he could give his trust. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checker: Yale