sinecure
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nɪˌkyʊər, ˈsɪn noun
1.
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
2.
an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
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sinecure (ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a paid office or post involving minimal duties |
| 2. | a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin phrase (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without cure (of souls), from Latin sine without + cūra cure, care] | |
| 'sinecurism | |
| —n | |
| 'sinecurist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sinecure
1662, "church benefice without parish duties," from M.L. beneficium sine cura "benefice without care" (of souls), from L. sine "without" + cura, ablative sing. of cura "care" (see cure).
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Example sentences
It may be that he shall have a sinecure for life if the students choose to vote their disapproval with their feet.
Being bumped out of such a sinecure is cruel punishment.
He wrote scholarly papers, jousted in the departmental lists, aspired to the sinecure of tenure.
Even when they're in raving bounty, as they are this year, gathering beach plums is no sinecure.
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