Scape-animal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scape-animal is a noun meaning 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
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.
Example Sentences
A very common one was to take an animal and, after various ceremonies, to sprinkle it with blood and let it loose as a scape-animal, carrying the disease away.
Word Forms
- scape-animals
Related Words
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