Flagellant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a person who flagellates or scourges their own body for religious discipline.
  2. a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person.
  3. one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public.
adjective
  1. flagellating.
  2. severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party.
noun
  1. a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification
  2. (in medieval Europe) a member of a religious sect who whipped themselves in public
Flagellant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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