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Vicarious

/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Delegated.

📖 Definitions of "Vicarious"

adjective
  1. 1

    Delegated.

  2. 2

    Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience, rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.

    "People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television."

  3. 3

    On behalf of others.

    "The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions."

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