noun
sinecure
Sinecure (noun) means (informal) A job that pays well but needs little or no real effort.
noun
1
(informal) A job that pays well but needs little or no real effort.
"His prospects consisted of a hope that if he kept up appearances somebody would do something for him. The something appeared vaguely to his imagination as a private secretaryship or a sinecure of some sort."
— George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion. Sequel: What Happened Afterwards (1912)
"With extra traffic, numerous boat trains to and from Southampton Docks, and working of empty stock, his job, like that of most signalmen, is no sinecure."
— 'South Western', Shawford Junction Signalbox (1954)
2
A church post that provides income but carries no duty of care for parishioners.
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Etymology
This word comes from Ecclesiastical Latin sine cūrā, literally “without care”, a shortened form of beneficium sine cūrā (“benefice without cure [of souls, i.e. the office of a curate]”). That phrase was formed from Medieval Latin sine (“without”) and cūrā (“care, charge, cure”).
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What is the meaning of sinecure?
"sinecure" (noun) means (informal) A job that pays well but needs little or no real effort.
What are the different meanings of sinecure?
"sinecure" has 2 main meanings: 1. (informal) A job that pays well but needs little or no real effort; 2. A church post that provides income but carries no duty of care for parishioners.
