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1. (n.) flagellant
a person who flagellates himself or herself for religious discipline.
2. flagellant
a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person.
3. (adj.) flagellant
pertaining to flagellation.
4. flagellant
severely criticizing.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) flagellant
a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification
2. (noun) flagellant
a person who whips himself as a religious penance
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1. (noun) flagellant
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
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