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Meaning of "vicarious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VICARIOUS

From Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VICARIOUS

vicarious  [vɪˈkɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICARIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicarious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VICARIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vicarious

Vicarious may refer to: ▪ Vicarious Atonement, Christian doctrine. ▪ Vicarious baptism, baptism for the dead ▪ Vicarious bullying, bullying committed on behalf of somebody else ▪ Vicarious learning, observational learning ▪ Vicarious liability, a term in common law ▪ Vicarious liability, a term in criminal law ▪ Vicarious problem-solving, a rational approach to economic theory ▪ Vicarious traumatization, transformation in the self of a trauma worker or helper that results from empathic engagement with traumatized clients and their reports of traumatic experiences. ▪ "Vicarious," a song by Cadence Weapon from the album Breaking Kayfabe ▪ Vicarious, a single by the progressive metal band Tool ▪ Vicarious Visions, a video game developer ▪ Vicarious, an AI company...

Definition of vicarious in the English dictionary

The first definition of vicarious in the dictionary is obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences. Other definition of vicarious is suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for another. Vicarious is also delegated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICARIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
calcareous
kælˈkɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
malarious
məˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
multifarious
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
retiarius
ˌriːtɪˈɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
scarious
ˈskɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
urticarious
ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICARIOUS

vicar
vicar apostolic
vicar choral
vicar forane
vicar general
Vicar of Bray
Vicar of Christ
vicarage
vicaress
vicarial
vicariance
vicariant
vicariate
vicariously
vicariousness
vicarly
vicars forane
vicars general
vicarship
vicary

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICARIOUS

bi-curious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
glorious
illustrious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
luxurious
meritorious
mysterious
notorious
serious
spurious
vainglorious
victorious

Synonyms and antonyms of vicarious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VICARIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vicarious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vicarious

Translation of «vicarious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICARIOUS

Find out the translation of vicarious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vicarious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vicarious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

替代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vicaria
570 millions of speakers

English

vicarious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vicarious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بديل عن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

субсидиарной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vicária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিনিধি কাজ করে এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délégué
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vicarious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stellvertretend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

身代わりの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vicarious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

do người khác làm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிறர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हिकारीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başkası için yapılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastępczą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

субсидіарної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indirectă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιπροσωπευτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

middellike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ställföreträdande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vikarierende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicarious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICARIOUS»

The term «vicarious» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.026 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICARIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vicarious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vicarious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicarious

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10 QUOTES WITH «VICARIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vicarious.
1
Albert Bandura
Most of the images of reality on which we base our actions are really based on vicarious experience.
2
David Boies
Napster's only alleged liability is for contributory or vicarious infringement. So when Napster's users engage in noncommercial sharing of music, is that activity copyright infringement? No.
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Lee Child
The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.
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Virchand Gandhi
The central ideas of Christianity, an angry God and vicarious atonement, are contrary to every fact in nature, as also to the better aspirations of the human heart; they are, in our present stage of enlightenment, absurd, preposterous, and blasphemous propositions.
5
Mother Jones
I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others' sins, must be the vicarious sufferer for the wrongs that others do.
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Heather Langenkamp
I'm such a Goody Two-shoes, but I get a vicarious thrill at someone sticking it to the Man.
7
Hilary Mantel
History offers us vicarious experience. It allows the youngest student to possess the ground equally with his elders; without a knowledge of history to give him a context for present events, he is at the mercy of every social misdiagnosis handed to him.
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Elon Musk
I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.
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Todd Phillips
It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill.
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David Rakoff
There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICARIOUS»

Discover the use of vicarious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicarious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vicarious Liability in Tort: A Comparative Perspective
Using her considerable experience as a comparative tort lawyer, Paula Giliker examines the principle of vicarious liability (or, to a civil lawyer, liability for the acts of others) in England and Wales, Australia, Canada, France and ...
Paula Giliker, 2010
2
Vicarious: A Life Lived Through Food
I'd like to thank you for taking this journey with me. These recipes are more than just food for the body, they are the story of my life. Vicarious is a philosophy that should be applied t your whole life.
K J Bradford, 2012
3
Vicarious Language: Gender and Linguistic Modernity in Japan
Focusing on a phenomenon commonly called women's language, in modern Japanese society, Miyako Inoue considers the history and social effects of this language form.
Miyako Inoue, 2006
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Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious ...
This book explores the role and experience of the therapist in the therapeutic relationship by examining countertransference (the therapist's response to the client) and vicarious traumatization (the therapist's response to the stories of ...
Laurie Anne Pearlman, 1995
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Second-Hand Shock: Surviving & Overcoming Vicarious Trauma
Help for the ?helping” professional” who may suffer from burn-out,compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma, from absorbing others' trauma.
Vicki Carpel Miller, Ellie Izzo, 2010
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Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization
This workbook provides tools for self-assessment, guidelines and activities for addressing vicarious traumatization, and exercises to use with groups of helpers.
Karen W. Saakvitne, Laurie Anne Pearlman, 1996
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An Agnostic View of the Doctrine of Vicarious Atonement: A ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Henry Spencer, 2010
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The Present Testament: The Sacrifice, I Did It for You (the ...
God's Presence is expressed through the writings in this book, which consist of a Compilation of Twenty-eight God inspired books, that were composed by Barbara Ann Mary Mack, within the past year.
Barbara Ann Mary Mack, 2009
9
The God Who Rejoices: Joy, Despair, and the Vicarious ...
Drawing on wide-ranging resources from Augustine, Calvin, Karl Barth, and T. F. Torrance to Bob Dylan, the fantasy writer Ray Bradbury, and Ed Wood, the director of Plan Nine from Outer Space, Kettler seeks to bring Trinitarian and ...
Christian D. Kettler, 2010
10
Vicarious Calibration of a High-view Angle Sensor Using ...
The Remote Sensing Group (RSG) at the University of Arizona performs vicarious radiometric calibration of various airborne and space borne sensors.
Nathan Philip Leisso, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICARIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicarious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get a job: Vicarious Visions seeks a character combat designer
Vicarious Visions has gained critical acclaim with hit games such as Skylanders Swap Force®, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure®, Guitar Hero®, and Marvel ... «Gamasutra, Jun 15»
2
Hospital vicarious liability
In Grimmer v Lee, et al ___ Mich App ___ (#318046, 3/26/2015) the Court of Appeals held that the circuit court should not have summarily dismissed the ... «Holland Sentinel, Apr 15»
3
New Jersey High Court Offers Employers Avenue to Limit Vicarious
In Aguas v. State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently adopted an affirmative defense—available under federal law since 1998—allowing ... «The National Law Review, Mar 15»
4
In development: The next generation of artificial intelligence
But a San Francisco startup called Vicarious aspires to bring a Her-like level of so-called “artificial intelligence” to the real world. Today's A.I. can pull off tasks ... «Fortune, Jan 15»
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Landowner Ninian Stewart fined after gamekeeper Peter Bell …
The law created a new offence of "vicarious liability" which means that a person who has shooting rights over land - or who controls the exercise of such rights ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
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Vicarious raises another $12M for ambitious plan to create 'human …
Artificial intelligence company Vicarious is raising a significant new round from ABB Technology Ventures and others, just months after closing a $40 million ... «VentureBeat, Nov 14»
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Vicarious Liability - When is an employer responsible for his …
However, where the individual is an employee, then the principle of vicarious liability applies - the employer can be held liable for the accident. There are two ... «Trethowans, Aug 14»
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Vicarious Philanthropy: Are We Doing Good or Just Buying More?
I'm going to call this giving via getting Vicarious Philanthropy. When we as shopaholic Americans consume via do-gooder products and entertainment, what are ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
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Here's What We Know About The Secretive, Elon Musk-Backed Firm …
Founded in 2010, Vicarious' list of investors is dazzling: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Ashton Kutcher, and Dustin Moskowitz count among the ... «Business Insider, Jul 14»
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TCPA Victory May Expand Scope of Vicarious Liability Claims
Even if they were, under the “classical” theory of vicarious liability, Taco Bell did not exercise control over the manner and means by which the text message ... «InsideARM, Jul 14»

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