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flagellant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun flagellant has 2 senses
- flagellant(n = noun.person) Array - a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification; Array is a kind of masochist
- flagellant(n = noun.person) Array - a person who whips himself as a religious penance; Array is a kind of penitent
Derived form verb flagellate1
Derived form verb flagellate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
flagellant, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.].
One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flagellant, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a person who scourges himself or herself or others as a religious discipline.
2 a person who engages in flogging as a sexual stimulus.
--adj. of or concerning flagellation.
--n.
1 a person who scourges himself or herself or others as a religious discipline.
2 a person who engages in flogging as a sexual stimulus.
--adj. of or concerning flagellation.
Etymology
L flagellare to whip f. FLAGELLUM
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