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flagellation

[ flaj-uh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌflædʒ əˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act or process of flagellating.
a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.
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Origin of flagellation

1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin flagellātiōn-, stem of flagellātiō.See flagellate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM flagellation

self-flag·el·la·tion, noun
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