substitution

Definitions

1. 1.The state of being substituted for another.
2. 2.The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [R.] Shak.
3. 3.(Civil Law) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill.
4. 4.(Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
5. 5.(Chem.) The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is substitution.

• What is the state of being substituted for another called?
• What is the office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. [R.] Shak called?
• What is the designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill called?
• What is the doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory called?
• What is the act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis called?