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flagellant

/fləˈdʒɛlənt/ /flaˈdʒɛlənt/

Meanings
noun

Flagelante

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. "
El flagelante confesó que se azotaba diariamente como parte de su ritual religioso.
religion sex person suffering action theology ritual history body

Related Words

Illustration confessed

confessed verb

/kənˈfɛst/

Confesó, admitió

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

¡Confieso haber pintado con aerosol todo ese mural!

Illustration penance

penance noun

/ˈpɛn.əns/

Penitencia, expiación

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

Después de discutir con su hermano, Tom hizo penitencia ayudando con las tareas domésticas toda la tarde.

Illustration themselves

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

Se, a sí mismos

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

Van a intentar escalar el Monte Everest por sí mismos.

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

Persona, individuo

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

Cada persona es única, tanto mental como físicamente.

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

A sí mismo

"He injured himself."

Se lastimó a sí mismo.

Illustration whipping

whipping verb

/ˈwɪpɪŋ/

Azotar, flagelar

"The rider whipped the horse."

El jinete azotó al caballo.

Illustration sexual

sexual noun

/ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

Sexual

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

La mosca de la fruta es sexual, lo que significa que se reproduce intercambiando material genético con otra mosca.

Illustration others

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

Otros

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

Ella me ayudó con mi tarea, y yo ayudé a otros con la suya.

Illustration gratification

gratification noun

/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Gratificación, satisfacción

"the gratification of the heart"

la gratificación del corazón

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

Tampoco, también

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

Mis padres no querían que fuera a la fiesta, y mis amigos tampoco.

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

Religioso, religiosa

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

Los religiosos dedicaban gran parte de su tiempo a la oración y la meditación.

Illustration ritual

ritual noun

/ˈɹɪ.tʃu.əl/

Ritual, rito

"They carried out the ritual carefully."

Llevaron a cabo el ritual cuidadosamente.