Scapegoat

[scapeĀ·goat]

The Bible depicts a ritual in which a goat is sent out into the desert bearing the faults of the people of Israel. The word scapegoat first occurred in the earliest English translation of the Bible, and it has come to mean any individual punished for the misdeeds of others.

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A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.

Noun
someone punished for the errors of others


n.
A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.

n.
Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.


Scapegoat

Scape"goat` , n. [Scape (for escape) + goat.] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. Lev. xvi. 10. 2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. Tennyson.

A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.

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