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flagellation

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flag·el·la·tion  (flj-lshn)
n.
1. The act or practice of flagellating.
2. Biology The flagellar arrangement on an organism.

flagellation
whipping or flogging as a religious practice for the mortification of the flesh. — flagellant, n., adj,flagellator, n.
See also: Religion
whipping or flogging, either as a religious practice for the mortification of the flesh, or as a sexual activity, for sado-masochistic pleasure. — flagellant, n., adj. — flagellator, n.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flagellation - beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
2.flagellationflagellation - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"

flagellation
noun whipping, beating, lashing, thrashing, flogging the extreme religious penance of flagellation
Translations
flagellation [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən] Nflagelación f
flagellation [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən] nflagellation f
flagellation
nGeißelung f
flagellation [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən] nflagellazione f
flagellation [ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən] nflagellazione f


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However, a baton is kept here, which the pilgrim thrusts through a hole in the screen, and then he no longer doubts that the true Pillar of Flagellation is in there.
As if it were less cruel to reduce a human being to the condition of a thing, than to give him a severe flagellation, or to deprive him of necessary food and clothing
As soon as I saw him I asked the reason of so cruel a flagellation.
 
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