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==Etymology== The modern English term that best captures its original meaning is the word ''vicious'', which means "full of vice". In this sense, the word ''vice'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''[[Glossary of ancient Roman religion#vitium|vitium]]'', meaning "failing or defect".<ref>{{cite dictionary|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=vice+&searchmode=none|title=Vice|dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary|access-date=2012-06-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114109/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=vice+&searchmode=none|archive-date=2014-11-29}}</ref><ref>This meaning is completely separate from the word ''vice'' when used as an official title to indicate a [[wikt:deputy|deputy]], substitute or subordinate, as in [[vice president]], vice-chancellor or [[viceroy]]. The etymology of this usage derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of".</ref>
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