flagellant
flagellant
[ˈfladʒ(ə)l(ə)nt, fləˈdʒɛl(ə)nt]
noun
[ˈfladʒ(ə)l(ə)nt, fləˈdʒɛl(ə)nt]
noun
- a person who subjects themselves or others to flogging, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification
（因宗教戒条或为获得性满足而）笞人者；自笞者
- late 16th cent.: from Latin flagellant- 'whipping', from the verb flagellare, from flagellum 'whip' (see flagellum)
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