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vicarious (Delegated), adjective acting, acting as a substitute, commissioned, deputed, empathic, intermediary, mental, perceptive, procuratory, sympathetic, taking the place of another, understanding vicarious (Substitutional), adjective alternate, equivalent, ersatz, makeshift, provisional, temporary, tentative Associated concepts: vicarious liability See also: derivative, secondary, surrogate How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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78) The vicariousness of such rites is clear for the Day of Atonement [Leviticus 16]: in one ritual a goat is sacrificed for the sins of the people. Croupier gives us the writer as dealer, doling out fates with indecent vicariousness, reveling in his front-row seat at the parade of vices. |
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