| 单词 | flagellant |
| 释义 | flagellant —flagellantism, n. /flaj"euh leuhnt, fleuh jel"euhnt/, n. 1. a person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline. 2. a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person. 3. (often cap.) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public. adj. 4. flagellating. 5. severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party. [1555-65; < L flagellant- (s. of flagellans) whipping, prp. of flagellare. See FLAGELLUM, -ANT] |
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