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flag·el·la·tion

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–noun

1.	the act or process of flagellating.

2.	a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < LL flagellātiōn-, s. of flagellātiō. See flagellate, -ion

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flag·el·la·tion Audio Help (flāj'ə-lā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act or practice of flagellating.
Biology The flagellar arrangement on an organism.

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flagellation

1426, from L. flagellationem (nom. flagellatio) "a scourging," from flagellare, from flagellum "whip," dim. of flagrum "whip, scourge." Flagellate is 1623, from L. flagellatus, pp. of flagellare.

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flagellation
noun
1.	beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
2.	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment [syn: whipping]