flagellant
flagellant · flagellants
A person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for…A person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
a person who whips themself as a religious penance
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin flagellāns, present participle of flagellāre (“to whip”).From Latin flagellāns, present participle of flagellāre (“to whip”).
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Forms
plural: flagellants| Singular | flagellant |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedflagellate
Derivedflagellantism
See also
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