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ˈsinecurism
[f. sinecure n. + -ism. Cf. F. sinécurisme.]
The practice of holding or permitting sinecures; the prevalence of sinecures in the church or any other sphere of work.
1817Bentham Parl. Reform Introd. 233 In one point of view more flagrant is this abuse [non-attendance], even than sinecurism. 1858Goldw. Smith in Oxford Ess. 280 Such sinecurism would..be accompanied by an undue depression and starvation of the working staff. 1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 224 The English universities have suffered deeply from..clericism, celibacy, and sinecurism. |