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flagellant

flag·el·lant [ flájjələnt ] (plural flag·el·lants)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. self-punishing penitent: a penitent who whips himself or herself as a means of repentance

2. somebody sexually stimulated by whipping: somebody who uses whipping to achieve pleasure

[Late 16th century. < Latin flagellant-, present participle of flagellare "to whip" < flagellum (see flagellum)]

flag·el·lant·ism noun
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