flagellant

[ flaj-uh-luhnt, fluh-jel-uhnt ]

/ ˈflædʒ ə lənt, fləˈdʒɛl ənt /

noun

a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline.

a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person.

(often initial capital letter) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public.

adjective

flagellating.

severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party.

Origin of flagellant

1555–65; <Latin flagellant- (stem of flagellāns) whipping, present participle of flagellāre.See flagellum, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM flagellant

flag·el·lant·ism, noun

Words nearby flagellant

flacon, flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flagellant, flagellar, flagellar antigen, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellated

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Example sentences from the Web for flagellant

"Vainglory is a sleeveless errand," murmured the spirit of the flagellant.
Under the Rose|Frederic Stewart Isham
In the village Shikalovo lived two dressmakers, sisters, belonging to the Flagellant sect.
The Witch and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
She did not see in Clare's hopeless passion the joy of the flagellant, or the self-dramatization of a neurotic girl.
The Breaking Point|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Partly, perhaps, a painful curiosity, a flagellant longing to press the iron that had seared him to his soul.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives

If I was a Flagellant now, I would don hairshirt and up flail.
For the Term of His Natural Life|Marcus Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for flagellant

flagellant

flagellator (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪtə)

/ (ˈflædʒɪlənt, fləˈdʒɛlənt) /

noun

a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification

(often capital) (in medieval Europe) a member of a religious sect who whipped themselves in public

Derived forms of flagellant

flagellantism, noun

Word Origin for flagellant

C16: from Latin flagellāre to whip, from flagellum

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	flagellant
释义	flagellant [ flaj-uh-luhnt, fluh-jel-uhnt ] / ˈflædʒ ə lənt, fləˈdʒɛl ənt / noun a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline. a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person. (often initial capital letter) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public. adjective flagellating. severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party. Origin of flagellant 1555–65; <Latin flagellant- (stem of flagellāns) whipping, present participle of flagellāre.See flagellum, -ant OTHER WORDS FROM flagellant flag·el·lant·ism, noun Words nearby flagellant flacon, flag, flag captain, flag day, flag down, flagellant, flagellar, flagellar antigen, Flagellata, flagellate, flagellated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagellant "Vainglory is a sleeveless errand," murmured the spirit of the flagellant. Under the Rose\|Frederic Stewart Isham In the village Shikalovo lived two dressmakers, sisters, belonging to the Flagellant sect. The Witch and Other Stories\|Anton Chekhov She did not see in Clare's hopeless passion the joy of the flagellant, or the self-dramatization of a neurotic girl. The Breaking Point\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Partly, perhaps, a painful curiosity, a flagellant longing to press the iron that had seared him to his soul. Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives If I was a Flagellant now, I would don hairshirt and up flail. For the Term of His Natural Life\|Marcus Clarke British Dictionary definitions for flagellant flagellant flagellator (ˈflædʒɪˌleɪtə) / (ˈflædʒɪlənt, fləˈdʒɛlənt) / noun a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification (often capital) (in medieval Europe) a member of a religious sect who whipped themselves in public Derived forms of flagellant flagellantism, noun Word Origin for flagellant C16: from Latin flagellāre to whip, from flagellum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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