scapegoat meaning

Meaning of scapegoat

What is the full meaning of scapegoat

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 [n -S] / to make a scapegoat of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

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