Definitions for sacrificial lamb
sac·ri·fi·cial lamb

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1. sacrificial lambnoun

   A lamb killed as an offering to the gods

2. sacrificial lambnoun

   A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause

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1. Sacrificial lamb

   A sacrificial lamb is a metaphorical reference to a person or animal sacrificed for the common good. The term is derived from the traditions of Abrahamic religion where a lamb is a highly valued possession.

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1. Sacrificial lamb

   A sacrificial lamb is a metaphorical reference to a person or animal sacrificed for the common good. The term is derived from the traditions of Abrahamic religion where a lamb is a highly valued possession, but is offered to God as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of Sin.

How to pronounce sacrificial lamb?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacrificial lamb in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sacrificial lamb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sacrificial lamb in a Sentence

1. Holly Irwin:

   We are what I call the' sacrificial lamb' for the bigger areas, in my opinion, look somewhere else -- we need to be able to sustain ourselves.

2. Markian Dobczansky:

   In propaganda since 2014, The Donbas has become a sacrificial lamb in Russian narratives, it's the place where New Russia have cultivated a cult of victimhood. They've managed to turn their own fomenting of a war into a narrative of victimhood at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists.

3. David Bernstein:

   Bogren was a good sacrificial lamb for this campaign, because his nomination was the product of a compromise with the Democrats, so he didn't have a Republican senator or constituency to fight for him, it's a shame, though, that Josh Hawley demagogued the issue, not only attacking Bogren for vigorously representing a client, but for wildly misrepresenting the arguments Bogren made on behalf of his client to falsely make him look like an anti-Catholic bigot.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sacrificial_Lamb
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrificial_Lamb
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sacrificial lamb