flagellation
American
[flaj-uh-ley-shuhn]
/ ˌflædʒ əˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
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the act or process of flagellating.
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a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of flagellation
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin flagellātiōn-, stem of flagellātiō. See flagellate, -ion
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