Vicarious

Definition of Vicarious

Vi`ca´ri`ous Pronunciation: vî`kā´ĭ`ŭs

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
	2.	Acting or suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer. The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient, and vicarious . . . in the hands of the Almighty. - Sir M. Hale.
	3.	Performed ,experienced, or suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment; vicarious pleasure. The vicarious work of the Great Deliverer. - I. Taylor.
	4.	(Med.) Acting as a substitute; - said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.

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