About The Word Flagellant
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Flagellant
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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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Flagellant: Related Terms | Find terms related to Flagellant: 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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