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Flagellant

Flagellant Meaning & Definition
Flagellant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flagellant?

[n] a person who whips himself as a religious penance
[n] a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification

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See Also | masochist | penitent

Flagellant In Webster's Dictionary

\Flag"el*lant\, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See {Flagellate}.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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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