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sinecure Definition

si·necure (nə kyo̵or′, sinə-)

noun

  1. Obsolete a church benefice not involving the care of souls
  2. any office or position providing an income or other advantage but requiring little or no work

Etymology: < ML(Ec) (beneficium) sine cura, (benefice) without a cure ()< L sine, without + cura, care: see cure

sinecure Synonyms

sinecure

n.

easy job, child's play, cinch, snap*.

sinecure Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Some small foundations had become sinecures for clerics who appropriated all the income.
  • have: Because they have sinecures to defend, not God.

Modifies a noun

  • rectory: The parish church of Hackney was a sinecure rectory, ( fn.
  • office: From 1806 until 1822, he held the valuable sinecure office of Clerk of the Pells.

Noun used with modifier

  • business: Also, according to the newspapers, he is considering a transfer to some well-rewarded business sinecure.
sinecure Quotes

I never mentioned a man but with the view Of selling my own works. The tip's a good one, as for literature It gives no man a sinecure.

—Pound, Ezra Loomis

Browse dictionary entries near sinecure

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  4. sine die
  5. sine curve
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  7. Sindhi
  8. Sindbad
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  10. Sinclair, Upton
  1. sinew
  2. sinewy
  3. sinfonia
  4. sinfonia concertante
  5. sinfonietta
  6. sinful
  7. sinfully
  8. sing
  9. sing out
  10. Sing Sing