if you will

English translation: so to speak

02:09 Oct 12, 2004

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English term or phrase: if you will

Ritual sacrifice demands a collectively agreed upon surrogate victim, the generative scapegoat, if you will, whose suffering and/or death is used to resolve unbearable social tensions.

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joanna

Selected answer:so to speak

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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:36

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so to speak

swisstell

in other words..as you may

airmailrpl

in other terms

RHELLER

if you wish to put it that way

humbird

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so to speak

Explanation:
is one alternative

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

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in other terms

Explanation:
scapegoat is a term used to describe what the author is saying

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:36
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Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 101

1 hr confidence:

if you wish to put it that way

Explanation:
This is one of rhetorical expressions and sort of pedantic one. We see this very often in academic stuff such as desertations and study lectures.

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

5 hrs confidence:

in other words..as you may

Explanation:
if you will

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 20:36
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

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