English to English
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- experienced at secondhand
Read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement.
source: WordNet 3.0
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
Vicarious menstruation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
Vicarious atonement.
source: WordNet 3.0
