2006-07-22 03:28:51 · 28 answers · asked by minol 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
A goat that is able to get out of its pen. No matter how well you secure him, he gets out. They can be very frustrating.
2006-07-22 03:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by The Grand Inquisitor 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Scapegoat Definition
2016-10-28 10:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noun: scapegoat 'skeyp`gowt. Someone punished for the errors of others - whipping boy.
http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/SCAPEGOAT
The scapegoat was a goat that was driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in Judaism during the times of the Temple in Jerusalem. The rite is described in Leviticus 16. The word also refers, in modern parlance, to one who is blamed for misfortunes, often as a way of distracting attention from the real causes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoat
2006-07-22 03:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by mom2all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person or group that is made to bear blame for others. According to the Old Testament, on the Day of Atonement, a priest would confess all the sins of the Israelites over the head of a goat and then drive it into the wilderness, symbolically bearing their sins away.
A person who is blamed for something he or she did not do; a victim.
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence. — Mark Twain (1835-1910), American humorist, writer and lecturer.
2006-07-22 03:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by Bolan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The actual term for scapegoat comes from the Bible where the people would put there hands on a goat to place their sins. the goat would then run out of the camp. In this way the sins would go away with the goat and the people would be "cleansed" of their sins.
2006-07-22 03:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by D.H. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who gets blamed for something, usually done by others.
It comes from an old Yom Kippur tradition. A goat, the "Lord's Goat" was sacrificed. A second goat would be led away by the High Priest. He would confess his people's sins over this goat, take it out into the woods, and set it free. Thus, it would take away their sins with it. This was the "escape goat", which has, over time, been shortened to scapegoat......
2006-07-22 03:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by SyrTurtle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scapegoat is someone who has to take all the blame for someone else's actions.
2006-07-22 03:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by oh kate! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did something terribly wrong but when confronted you put the blame on someone and he/she got penalized for it. Then the other person is a scapegoat!!!
2006-07-22 03:31:50 · answer #8 · answered by THE WORRIER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a scapegoat is a person who takes the blame but are really innocent. It is a biblical term.
2006-07-22 03:30:39 · answer #9 · answered by karen i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scapegoat is somebody who is innocent, but gets to be blamed anyhow.
2006-07-22 03:32:07 · answer #10 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1scape·goat
Pronunciation: 'skAp-"gOt
Function: noun
Etymology: 1scape; intended as translation of Hebrew 'azAzEl (probably name of a demon), as if 'Ez 'OzEl goat that departs--Leviticus 16:8(Authorized Version)
1 : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
2 a : one that bears the blame for others b : one that is the object of irrational hostility
2006-07-22 03:30:10 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋