vicarious

adjective3

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.