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scapegoat
(encz) | scapegoat,obětní beránek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Scapegoat
(gcide) | 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.
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2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for
others. --Tennyson.
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scapegoat
(wn) | scapegoat
n 1: someone who is punished for the errors of others [syn:
scapegoat, whipping boy] |
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Scapegoat
(gcide) | 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.
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2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for
others. --Tennyson.
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