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flagellant

/fləˈdʒɛl.ənt/

Translations

flagellantnoun

flagellants

/fləˈdʒɛl.ənt/

flagellantPersonne qui pratique la flagellation, par discipline religieuse ou pour la gratification sexuelle.

During the medieval period, a flagellant might be seen in public, whipping themselves as a form of penance.

Au Moyen Âge, un flagellant pouvait être vu en public, se fouettant comme forme de pénitence.

Additional translations

flagellantMembre d’un mouvement religieux médiéval pratiquant l’auto-flagellation publique.

Synonyms

flagellantadjective

more flagellant

Comp.

most flagellant

Super.

/ˈflædʒələnt/

flagellantSe dit d’une personne ou d’une pratique marquée par la flagellation ou l’ascèse pénitentielle.

The flagellant monk wore a hair shirt as a form of penance.

Le moine flagellant portait un cilice comme forme de pénitence.

Synonyms

flagellantsnoun

flagellant

flagellants

/fləˈdʒɛl.ənts/

flagellantsAu sens religieux ou historique : personnes qui pratiquent la flagellation volontaire.

During the Middle Ages, flagellants would often be seen in public, whipping themselves as a form of penance.

Au Moyen Âge, on voyait souvent les flagellants en public, se fouettant en signe de pénitence.

Synonyms

flagellators

scourgers

whippers

Definitions

flagellantnoun

A person who subjects themselves or others to flogging, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification.

During the medieval period, a flagellant might be seen in public, whipping themselves as a form of penance.

A member of a medieval European religious movement that practised public self-whipping as an act of penance.

During the Black Death, bands of Flagellants marched from town to town, scourging themselves in the streets.

flagellantadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a person who subjects themselves to physical punishment or self-denial, often for religious reasons.

The flagellant monk wore a hair shirt as a form of penance.

flagellantsnoun

People who practice self-flagellation, especially as a form of religious discipline or penance.

During the Middle Ages, flagellants would often be seen in public, whipping themselves as a form of penance.