About The Word Scapegoat
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Scapegoat
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What's The Definition Of Scapegoat?
[n] someone punished for the errors of others
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scapegoat: whipping boy Related Terms | Find terms related to Scapegoat: See Also | victim Scapegoat In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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