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English

Etymology
From L. vicarius|vic�rius "vicarious, substituted"

Pronunciation
IPA|/vɪ�k��ri�s/ (RP)
IPA|/vaɪ�k�ri�s/ (US)
audio|en-us-vicarious.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ri�s|-��ri�s

Adjective
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1. experience|Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another, such as through watching or reading.

#: People experience vicarious pleasures through watching the news.

1. Done on behalf of others

#: The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.

Derived terms
vicarious pleasure

Quotations
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1800s=1886|
1900s=1900 1920
1886 � w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, s:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ch 10

1900 � w:James Frazer|James Frazer, s:The Golden Bough|The Golden Bough ch 26
: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
1920 � w:H. Rider Haggard|H. Rider Haggard, s:The Blue Curtains|The Blue Curtains ch III

Translations
trans-top|Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another
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trans-top|Done on behalf of others
Finnish: toinen|toisen puolesta tehty
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|身代���|trmigawari-no
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ttbc|Chinese: �罪���代��代��
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ttbc|Portuguese: vicário
ttbc|Spanish: vicario
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Related terms
vicar
vicariously

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