Flagellant Definition
flăjə-lənt, flə-jĕlənt
noun
A person who engages in or submits to flagellation.
Webster's New World
One who whips, especially one who scourges oneself for religious discipline or public penance.
American Heritage
One who seeks sexual gratification in beating or being beaten by another person.
American Heritage
A member of a religious order that preaches self-mortification as a means of absolution.
Wiktionary
adjective
Engaging in flagellation.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Flagellant
Noun
Singular:
flagellant
Plural:
flagellantsOrigin of Flagellant
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Latin flagellāns flagellant- from present participle of flagellāre to whip flagellate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin flagellare meaning to whip
From Wiktionary
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