Look up: Vicarious


  1. vicarious
    [adj] - experienced at secondhand 2. [adj] - (medicine) occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function 3. [adj] - suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=vicarious

  2. Vicarious
    Vi·ca'ri·ous adjective [ Latin vicarius , from vicis change, alternation, turn, the position, place, or office of one person as assumed by another; akin to Greek ... to yield, give way, German wechsel a change, and probably also to ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/22

  3. vicarious
    1. Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority. ... 2. Acting of 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...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vicarious

  4. vicarious
    adjective suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; `vicarious atonement`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vicarious

  5. vicarious
    adjective experienced at secondhand; `read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vicarious

  6. vicarious
    adjective occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; `vicarious menstruation`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vicarious

  7. Vicarious
    • (prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer. • (prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority. • (prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrif...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/vicarious/

  8. vicarious
    vicarious, vicariously, vicariousness 1. Endured or done by one person substituting for another. 2. Acting in place of someone or something else. 3. Felt or experienced as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another. 4. In physiology, taking place in or done by a part of the bod...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2297/

  9. Vicarious
    [Tool song] "Vicarious" is a song by American rock band Tool. The song is the first single released from their fourth full-length studio album 10,000 Days. Debuting on April 17, 2006 on commercial radio, the seven-minute song entered the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at #2. It received ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_(Tool_song)

  10. vicarious
    Type: Term Pronunciation: vī-kar′ē-ŭs Definitions: 1. Acting as a substitute; occurring in an abnormal situation.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=98590

  11. vicarious
    1) Secondary
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/vicarious/1

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