scape-animal
scape-animal · scape-animals
An animal that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then…An animal that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is sent out alive into the wilderness to carry away the afflictions.
Meaning
1 sensesAn animal that has symbolically had human diseases and sins transferred to it and then is sent out alive into the wilderness to carry away the afflictions.
Origin
From scape + animal; modelled on scapegoat.From scape + animal; modelled on scapegoat.
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Forms
plural: scape-animals| Singular | scape-animal |
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