"sacrificial lamb" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sacrificial lambs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sacrificial lamb (plural sacrificial lambs)
  1. A lamb killed as an offering to the gods. Related terms: scapegoat Translations (lamb): uhrilammas (Finnish), Opferlamm [neuter] (German), agnello sacrificale [masculine] (Italian), ақсарбас (aqsarbas) (Kazakh), offerlamm (Swedish)
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  2. (figurative, by extension) A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause. Tags: broadly, figuratively Translations (person): uhrilammas (Finnish), Bauernopfer [neuter] (German), agnello sacrificale [masculine] (Italian), kozioł ofiarny [masculine] (Polish), boi de piranha [masculine] (Portuguese), offerlamm (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sacrificial_lamb-en-noun-XjjmxfWY Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'person': 0 100

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