flagellation

flagellation Definition

flag·el·lation (flaj′ə lā′s̸hən)

noun

a whipping or flogging, esp. as a religious discipline or for sexual stimulation

Etymology: ME flagellacioun < LL(Ec) flagellatio: see flagellate

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flagellation Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

self: His scenes of murder and self flagellation adding a disturbing menace missing from the pictures tempo.

flagellation Quotes

Squashöthat's not exercise, it's flagellation.

—Coward, Sir Noe« l Peirce

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