flag·el·la·tion
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| 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. |
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flagellation
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| flagellation | |
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| 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] |
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Flagellation
Flag`el*la"tion\, n. [L. flagellatio: cf. F. flagellation.] A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. --Garth.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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