Definition of "vicarious" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Delegated.

2. Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.

   • People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.

3. On behalf of others.

   • The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.