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Meaning of sacrificial lamb | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
  2. A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.
    broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch Bauernopfer Opferlamm
Suomi uhrikaritsa uhrilammas
Italiano agnello sacrificale
Polski kozioł ofiarny
Português boi de piranha
Svenska offerlamm

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sacrificial poet sacrificialism sacrificiality Sacrificially sacrificialness Sacrificing

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