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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Late Latin ''scandalum'' stumbling block, [[offense]], from [[Greek]] ''skandalon'' [[trap]], stumbling block, offense; akin to [[Latin]] ''scandere'' to climb

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Late Latin ''scandalum'' stumbling block, [[offense]], from [[Greek]] ''skandalon'' [[trap]], stumbling block, offense; akin to [[Latin]] ''scandere'' to climb

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : discredit brought upon [[religion]] by unseemly [[conduct]] in a religious person

*1a : discredit brought upon [[religion]] by unseemly [[conduct]] in a religious person

From the [[Greek]] σκάνδαλον (''skandalon''), a [[trap]] or stumbling-block, the [[metaphor]] is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's [[trust]] or [[faith]].

From the [[Greek]] σκάνδαλον (''skandalon''), a [[trap]] or stumbling-block, the [[metaphor]] is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's [[trust]] or [[faith]].

Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within [[organizations]] or groups, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat Deep Throat] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Mark_Felt William Mark Felt]) during the 1970s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal Watergate scandal]''. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal]

Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within [[organizations]] or groups, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat Deep Throat] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Mark_Felt William Mark Felt]) during the 1970s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal Watergate scandal]''. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]