vicariousnessn.
/vᵻˈkɛːrɪəsnəs/, /vʌɪˈkɛːrɪəsnəs/, U.S. /vəˈkɛriəsnəs/, /vaɪˈkɛriəsnəs/ The quality or condition of being vicarious.
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vicegerency1673
vicariousness1727
vicariate1877
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II
1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 188 If the vicariousness be not this mere pretence, it describes an outrage upon the first principles of rectitude.
1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist v. §2. 328 The vicariousness of the sacrifice makes a more severe demand upon our conscience and intelligence.
1889 Lancet 27 July 175/1 Another favourite assertion of the opponents of vaccination—the vicariousness of zymotic mortality.
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