sinecure
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
Origin of sinecure
1Other words from sinecure
- si·ne·cure·ship, noun
- si·ne·cur·ism, noun
- si·ne·cur·ist, noun
Words that may be confused with sinecure
- cynosure, sinecure
Words Nearby sinecure
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How to use sinecure in a sentence
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 Empire State Building Opened During the Great Depression. Its Survival Story Holds a Lesson for Today | Olivia B. Waxman | April 30, 2021 | TimeThe job is often a sinecure offered to widely admired figures.
By the time of the Reform Bill, a sinecure had become an anachronism.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenThe business of the worthy padres among them must be a perfect sinecure.
The Tiger Hunter | Mayne ReidBut the man who accepts the position of Indian Agent and conscientiously attends to its duties has no sinecure on his hands.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. Ellis
Tom, however, took his knocks with a good grace, and reaped all the advantage possible out of his dangerous sinecure.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeThe dean is the presiding officer in chapel: his business is to pull up the absentees—no sinecure, it is said.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for sinecure
/ (ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə) /
a paid office or post involving minimal duties
a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Origin of sinecure
1Derived forms of sinecure
- sinecurism, noun
- sinecurist, noun
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