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a) One who practices flagellating oneself, either for penance.b) A member of a religious order that preaches self-mortification as a means of absolution.
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flagellant — [ flaʒelɑ̃; flaʒɛllɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1694; de flageller ♦ Membre d une secte religieuse (XIIIe XIVe s.), qui se flagellait en public. ● flagellant nom masculin Membre de diverses confréries où l on se livrait en commun à la flagellation. (Les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Flagellant — Flag el*lant, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See {Flagellate}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flagellant — (n.) late 16c., from L. flagellantem (nom. flagellans), prp. of flagellare to scourge, lash (see FLAGELLUM (Cf. flagellum)) … Etymology dictionary
flagellant — [flaj′ə lənt, flə jel′ənt] n. [< L flagellans, prp. of flagellare: see FLAGELLATE] a person who engages in or submits to flagellation adj. engaging in flagellation … English World dictionary
Flagellant — Flagellants are practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments. History Flagellantism was a 13th century and 14th century radical Christian movement. It began as a militant pilgrimage… … Wikipedia
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… … Universalium
flagellant — fla·gel·lant flaj ə lənt, flə jel ənt n a person who responds sexually to being beaten by or to beating another flagellant person flagellant adj fla·gel·lant·ism .iz əm n … Medical dictionary
flagellant — noun Date: circa 1587 1. a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance 2. a person who responds sexually to being beaten by or to beating another person • flagellant adjective • flagellantism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
flagellant — (fla jèl lan) s. m. 1° Nom d une espèce d hérétiques du treizième siècle, sectateurs d un moine nommé Rainier, qui s assemblaient chaque nuit, nus jusqu à la ceinture, avec un capuchon sur la tête et une croix à la main, pour se donner la… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Flagellant Confraternities — Central Italian flagellant confraternities evolved and emerged from Central Italian confraternities that originated in the tenth century. The members of these original confraternities were lay persons (usually men, but sometimes women) who were… … Wikipedia
Flagellant confraternities — Central Italian flagellant confraternities evolved and emerged from Central Italian confraternities that originated in the tenth century. The members of these original confraternities were lay persons (usually men, but sometimes women) who were… … Wikipedia
