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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flag•el•lant (flaj′ə lənt, flə jel′ənt),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- World History(often cap.) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public.
adj. - flagellating.
- severely criticizing:a flagellant attack on the opposition party.
- Latin flagellant- (stem of flagellāns) whipping, present participle of flagellāre. See flagellum, -ant
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flagellant /ˈflædʒɪlənt; fləˈdʒɛlənt/, flagellator /ˈflædʒɪˌleɪtə/ n - a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin flagellāre to whip, from flagellum |