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sinecure

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si·ne·cure  (sn-kyr, sn-)
n.
1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
2. Archaic An ecclesiastical benefice not attached to the spiritual duties of a parish.

[From Medieval Latin (beneficium) sine cr, (benefice) without cure (of souls) : Latin sine, without + Latin cr, ablative of cra, care; see cure.]

sine·cur·ism n.
sine·curist n.

sinecure [ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə]
n
1. a paid office or post involving minimal duties
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
[from Medieval Latin phrase (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without cure (of souls), from Latin sine without + cūra cure, care]
sinecurism  n
sinecurist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sinecure - a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
benefice, ecclesiastical benefice - an endowed church office giving income to its holder
2.sinecure - an office that involves minimal duties
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

sinecure
noun cushy number (informal), honesty, gravy train (slang), soft option, soft job (informal), money for jam or old rope (informal) a lucrative sinecure with a big law firm
Translations
sinecure [ˈsaɪnɪkjʊəʳ] Nsinecura f
sinecure
nPfründe f, → Sinekure f (geh); this job is no sinecure!diese Arbeit ist kein Ruheposten
sinecure [ˈsaɪnɪkjʊəʳ] nsinecura
sinecure [ˈsaɪnɪkjʊəʳ] nsinecura


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There being only five prisoners at Loewestein, the post of turnkey was not a very onerous one, but rather a sort of sinecure, given after a long period of service.
He received a salary on the staff of the National Guard, where he held a sinecure which was paid for by the city of Paris; he was government commissioner to a secret society; and filled a position of superintendence in the royal household.
I walked in a world of their invention--they had no occasion whatever to draw upon mine; so that my time was taken only with being, for them, some remarkable person or thing that the game of the moment required and that was merely, thanks to my superior, my exalted stamp, a happy and highly distinguished sinecure.
 
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