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Learn the meaning of scapegoat, a person or thing that is blamed for something bad that someone else has done. Find out how to use scapegoat in a sentence, and see related words and phrases.
The scapegoat was a goat that was designated ( Hebrew: לַעֲזָאזֵֽל) la-'aza'zeyl; "for absolute removal" (for symbolic removal of the people's sins with the literal removal of the goat), and outcast in the desert as part of the Yom Kippur Temple service, that began during the Exodus with the original Tabernacle and continued through the times of...
Learn the origin and usage of the word scapegoat, which can mean a goat that bears the sins of the people or a person who is wrongly blamed for something. See synonyms, examples, and related articles on scapegoatism and scapegoating.
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Learn the meaning of scapegoat, a person or thing that is blamed for something bad that someone else has done. Find out how to use scapegoat in a sentence, and see related words and phrases.
Learn about the origin and meaning of the term scapegoat, which refers to a person or animal that bears the sins or blame of others. Explore the biblical, ancient, and modern practices of scapegoating in religion, law, and culture.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Scapegoat definition: a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.. See examples of SCAPEGOAT used in a sentence.
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.
