flagellateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈflædʒ.ə.leɪt/us/ˈflædʒ.ə.leɪt/formalto whip yourself or someone else, especially as a religious act
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Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- cane
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flay
- flog
- kneecap
- lash
- lynch
- lynch law
- mortification
- mortification of the flesh idiom
- rack
- screw
- stone
- tar
- treadmill
- walloping
- whip
- whipping
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Religious practices
flagellation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌflædʒ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌflædʒ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
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- Patient must be kept roused by dashing cold water over him, flagellating with a wet towel, walking about, etc. In conditions of collapse, however, this treatment must not be continued, but everything should be done to preserve the strength.