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flagellant

/fləˈdʒɛlənt/ /flaˈdʒɛlənt/

Meanings
noun
A person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.

Examples :

"The flagellant confessed to whipping himself daily as part of his religious ritual. "
religion sex person suffering action theology ritual history body

Related Words

Illustration confessed

confessed verb

/kənˈfɛst/

To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

"I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"

Illustration penance

penance noun

/ˈpɛn.əns/

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

"After arguing with his brother, Tom did penance by helping with chores all afternoon. "

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"He injured himself."

Illustration whipping

whipping verb

/ˈwɪpɪŋ/

To hit with a whip.

"The rider whipped the horse."

Illustration sexual

sexual noun

/ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.

"The fruit fly is a sexual, meaning it reproduces by exchanging genetic material with another fly. "

Illustration others

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

Illustration gratification

gratification noun

/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite.

"the gratification of the heart"

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

(after a negative) As well.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Illustration ritual

ritual noun

/ˈɹɪ.tʃu.əl/

Rite; a repeated set of actions

"They carried out the ritual carefully."