Synonyms for sinecure
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sahy-ni-kyoo r, sin-i- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ nɪˌkyʊər, ˈsɪn ɪ- |
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Définition of sinecure
Origin :- 1660s, "church benefice with an emolument but without parish duties," from Medieval Latin beneficium sine cura "benefice without care" (of souls), from Latin sine "without" (see sans) + cura, ablative singular of cura "care" (see cure (n.1)).
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- The life of a Med Ship man is not exactly a sinecure, at best.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- And for the next quarter of an hour the place of the poor repeater was no sinecure.
- Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
- As to his sinecure, he said, 'Perhaps he might not keep it long.'
- Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang
- Sure I know what a sinecure is: it's a place where there's nothing to do, and they pay you by the piece.
- Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon
- He lived, however, at Leatherhead, Slinfold being a sinecure.
- Extract from : « Highways & Byways in Sussex » by E.V. Lucas
- The position of General Manager as Bruce interpreted it was no sinecure.
- Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
- He had seen enough to realize that pulling a trawl was no sinecure.
- Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman
- The position of the mistress of a family in those centuries was no sinecure.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 » by Various
- The post of the latter, however, was a sinecure, as the wind had again fallen.
- Extract from : « The Red Eric » by R.M. Ballantyne
- The taking of this phenomenon's gate-money seemed to be almost a sinecure.
- Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
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