The BFD Word of the Day

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sinecure (noun):

1: an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
2 archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : A sinecure is a job or title that usually comes with regular money but with little or no work. While the thing sinecure refers to might be desirable, the word itself is typically used with disdain—if someone refers to your job as a sinecure they don’t think you earn the money you collect by doing it. The word’s roots are likewise served with some side-eye: it comes from the Medieval Latin sine cura, meaning “without cure”—the lack of cure in this case being one for souls. The original sinecure was a church position that didn’t involve the spiritual care or instruction of church members (theoretically, the church’s sole purpose). Ecclesiastical sinecures have been a thing of the past since the late 19th century; positions referred to with the word these days are more likely to be board positions or academic appointments that require no teaching.

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