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sinecure
[ sahy-ni-kyoor, sin-i- ]
noun
- an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
sinecure
/ ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə /
noun
- a paid office or post involving minimal duties
- a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Derived Forms
- ˈsineˌcurism, noun
- ˈsineˌcurist, noun
Other Words From
- sine·cure·ship noun
- sine·cur·ism noun
- sine·curist noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sinecure1
Example Sentences
But, while the title was supposed to be a sinecure, instead Smith went from running for the nation’s highest office to running around trying to rent the highest offices.
The job is often a sinecure offered to widely admired figures.
By the time of the Reform Bill, a sinecure had become an anachronism.
The business of the worthy padres among them must be a perfect sinecure.
But the man who accepts the position of Indian Agent and conscientiously attends to its duties has no sinecure on his hands.
Tom, however, took his knocks with a good grace, and reaped all the advantage possible out of his dangerous sinecure.
The dean is the presiding officer in chapel: his business is to pull up the absentees—no sinecure, it is said.
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