sinecure

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊr, ˈsɪnɪ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sīni kyŏŏr′, sini-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
si•ne•cure /ˈsaɪnɪˌkyʊr, ˈsɪnɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a position requiring no work, esp. one that brings easy profit.
See -cura-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
si•ne•cure  (sīni kyŏŏr′, sini-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.
  2. Religionan ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
  • Medieval Latin (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without care; see cure
  • 1655–65
sine•cure•ship′, n. 
sine•cur•ism, n. 
sine•cur′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinecure / ˈsɪnɪˌkjʊə ˈsaɪ-/
  1. a paid office or post involving minimal duties
  2. a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin phrase (beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without cure (of souls), from Latin sine without + cūra cure, careˈsineˌcurismˈsineˌcurist

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