vicariism
i adjective
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.
Origin:
1630–40; < Latin vicārius substituting, equivalent to vic(is) (genitive) interchange, alternation (see vice3), + -ārius -ary; see -ous
1630–40; < Latin vicārius substituting, equivalent to vic(is) (genitive) interchange, alternation (see vice3), + -ārius -ary; see -ous
Related forms
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
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vicarious (vɪˈkɛərɪəs, vaɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences |
| 2. | suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for another: vicarious punishment |
| 3. | delegated: vicarious authority |
| 4. | taking the place of another |
| 5. | pathol See endometriosis (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal site |
| [C17: from Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange; see | |
| vi'cariously | |
| —adv | |
| vi'cariousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
vicarious
1630s, from L. vicarius "substitute, deputy" (adj. and n.), from vicis "turn, change, exchange, substitution," from PIE base *weik-, *weig- "to bend, wind" (cf. Skt. visti "changing, changeable;" O.E. wician "to give way, yield," wice "wych elm;" O.N. vikja "to bend, turn;" Swed. viker "willow twig,
wand;" Ger. wechsel "change"). Related: Vicariously.
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Medical Dictionary
vicarious vi·car·i·ous (vī-kâr'ē-əs, -kār'-, vĭ-)
adj.
Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another.
Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
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