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flagellant
[ flaj-uh-luhnt, fluh-jel-uhnt ]
/ ˈflædʒ ə lənt, fləˈdʒɛl ənt /
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noun
a person who flagellates or scourges their own body for religious discipline.
a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person.
(often initial capital letter) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public.
adjective
severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party.
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Origin of flagellant
OTHER WORDS FROM flagellant
flag·el·lant·ism, nounWords nearby flagellant
flacon, flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flagellant, flagellar, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellation, flagelliform
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British Dictionary definitions for flagellant
flagellant
flagellator (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪtə)
/ (ˈflædʒɪlənt, fləˈdʒɛlənt) /
noun
a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification
(often capital) (in medieval Europe) a member of a religious sect who whipped themselves in public
Derived forms of flagellant
flagellantism, nounWord Origin for flagellant
C16: from Latin flagellāre to whip, from flagellum
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