As we watched the slide show, we had the vicarious sensation of having actually gone on the trip. From LearnThat.org.
vicarious atonement. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
John a sort of acquaintanceship with them at second-hand, a kind of vicarious proprietorship in the privileges of art circles. From Wordnik.com. [The Philistines] Reference
Read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
vicarious menstruation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In fact, the term vicarious liability did not appear in the amended petition, and she charged all defendants, including Prime Holding, for the injuries. From Wordnik.com. [Class Action Fairness Act Blog] Reference
Sure, writing can be an exercise in vicarious living -- and genre fiction more than most. From Wordnik.com. [Desperately Seeking | The Stiletto Gang] Reference
He replied that the word vicarious was not used in the Scriptures, and queried what I understood by it. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Samuel M. Janney,] Reference
Now the word vicarious is chosen to represent, and gather up into itself all these varieties of expression. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.] Reference
Can the idea of vicarious suffering be more plainly set forth?. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah] Reference
As I see it, the idea of vicarious experience takes you from you to me. From Wordnik.com. [Wheelchair Dancer] Reference
The first theory, which includes also the idea of vicarious atonement, is common to many primitive peoples. From Wordnik.com. [Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891] Reference
Better the reformers had kept their belief in a purgatory, and parted with what is called vicarious sacrifice!. From Wordnik.com. [Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II.] Reference
Socinians were led to reject the notion of vicarious suffering and satisfaction as inconsistent with God's justice and mercy. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne] Reference
Biblical expression for sacrifice; the words, "for many" (anti pollon), express the idea of vicarious sacrifice, while the term. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
This word vicarious, that has made so conspicuous a figure in the debates of theology, it must be admitted is no word of the Scripture. From Wordnik.com. [The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.] Reference
The only question is whether what we may call vicarious ambition, or aspirations by proxy, are particularly desirable forms of a confessedly useful and desirable sentiment. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868)] Reference
There's a kind of vicarious swoon going all over the world for Barack Obama. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2008] Reference
I also read a lot of travel blogs, kind of vicarious visits to areas I'm interested in. From Wordnik.com. [Blogs about Mexico] Reference
GRACE: So would this fall into the category of seeking fame or getting some kind of vicarious thrill of. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2005] Reference
There was a certain thrill involved in eavesdropping on them, a kind of vicarious excitement to the drama of their discord. From Wordnik.com. [Ayelet Waldman: Spy Kids] Reference
So it's kind of vicarious for me, watching Duncan, if he makes any level of success. From Wordnik.com. [Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories] Reference
As, according to Harnack's admission, the idea of vicarious expiation "is genuine among the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
These now take up the work of 'vicarious' elimination and, in their turn, become hyperactive and inflamed. From Wordnik.com. [Nature Cure] Reference
The oldest meaning of "vicarious," which was first recorded in 1637, is "serving in someone or something's stead.". From Wordnik.com. [Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day] Reference
A weird kind of vicarious nastiness, wanting to see people in uniform publicly harm people whoever steps out of line. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Somehow he had counted on that half-divined romance, had played with it in his fancy as with a kind of vicarious happiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark House] Reference
Isn't there, for women, besides the joys of personal accomplishment, another satisfaction, which one might call vicarious? ". From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
"vicarious," as though our friends felt the sun for us!. From Wordnik.com. [The World I Live In] Reference
"vicarious" (indirect) responsibility of civilian leaders and commanders for crimes committed by their subordinates. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
"I do not know any word that conveys the truth of this if 'vicarious' or 'substitutionary' does not; nor do I know any interpretation of. From Wordnik.com. [God's Plan with Men] Reference
There is no cure for vicarious retaliatory herpes; it takes few prisoners. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizens Of Bimboland] Reference
His many vicarious lives added up to one full life, lived at high energy and in high style. From Wordnik.com. [Transition] Reference
Best of all, it offers the vicarious thrill of watching other children being bad-and getting away with it. From Wordnik.com. [They're Spookier And They're Ookier] Reference
But many Dalits, consigned to destitution, seem to view their champion's riches as a source of vicarious pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [India’s Anti-Obama] Reference
"Their lives have become so vicarious," says Andre Bacard, who writes a technology column for The Humanist magazine. From Wordnik.com. [Live Wires] Reference
The robots out there sending back the data might provide all the focus that the desire for vicarious adventure requires. From Wordnik.com. [Out Where We Belong] Reference
To Big Joan, the relief, the novelty, and the vicarious pleasures that Tia provided nearly outweighed the envy she incited. From Wordnik.com. [Musical Lives] Reference
With a significant portion of the world's population living in deplorable conditions your vicarious ravings about royalty are obscene. From Wordnik.com. [A Question Of Magic] Reference
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