Thesaurus: sinecure

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1. n. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
2. n. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service.
3. v. t. To put or place in a sinecure.
4. n. a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
5. n. an office that involves minimal duties
6. 1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. Ayliffe. 2. Any office or position which requires or involves little or no responsibility, labor, or active service. A lucrative sinecure in the Excise. Macaulay. To put or place in a sinecure.
7. n:100 n. a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached n. an office that involves minimal duties