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View usage for: (flædʒəleɪʃən) uncountable nounFlagellation is the act of beating yourself or someone else, usually as a religious punishment. [formal] There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins. Synonyms: whipping, beating, lashing, thrashing More Synonyms of flagellation flagellation in British Englishnoun (ˌflædʒɪˈleɪʃən)whipping or flogging, esp as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification flagellation in American English (ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃən) noun a whipping or flogging, esp. as a religious discipline or for sexual stimulation Derived forms flagellatory (ˈflagellaˌtory) (ˈflædʒləˌtɔri) adjective Word origin ME flagellacioun < LL(Ec) flagellatio: see flagellate Synonyms of 'flagellation'whipping, beating, lashing, thrashing More Synonyms of flagellation the extreme religious penance of flagellation Additional synonymsthe savage beating of a prisoner Synonyms thrashing, hiding (informal), belting (informal), whipping (slang), slapping, tanning, lashing, smacking, caning, pasting (slang), flogging, drubbing, corporal punishment, chastisement He campaigned to put an end to flogging and hanging. Synonyms beating, hiding (informal), whipping, lashing, thrashing, caning, scourging, trouncing, flagellation, horsewhipping Definition a severe beating She knew if she was caught she would get a thrashing. Synonyms beating, hiding (informal), belting (informal), whipping, tanning (slang), lashing, caning, pasting (slang), flogging, drubbing, chastisement Nearby words offlagellation - flaccidity
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