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flagellantism

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flag·el·lant  (flj-lnt, fl-jlnt)
n.
1. One who whips, especially one who scourges oneself for religious discipline or public penance.
2. One who seeks sexual gratification in beating or being beaten by another person.
[Latin flagellns, flagellant-, from present participle of flagellre, to whip; see flagellate.]
flagel·lant adj.
flagel·lant·ism n.
flagellantism
1. the practice of ascetic individuals or groups who indulge in scourging for the sake of discipline or punishment.
2. (cap.) the practice of a 13th- and 14th-century fanatical European sect that indulged in scourging to avoid the punishment of God. — flagellant, n., adj.
See also: Christianity
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