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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.

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  1. n. A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.
  2. n. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others.
  3. n. someone who is punished for the errors of others
  4. 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.
  5. A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of thepeople, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness.Lev. xvi. 10.
  6. v:18/n:82 n. someone who is punished for the errors of others