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flagellatory

UK
/fləˈdʒɛləˌtəri/
US
/fləˈdʒɛləˌtɔri/

Translations

flagellatoryadjective
more flagellatory
Comp.
most flagellatory
Super.
UK
/fləˈdʒɛləˌtəri/
US
/fləˈdʒɛləˌtɔri/
The flagellatory practices of the ancient sect were both feared and revered by outsiders.
Les pratiques flagellatoires de l’ancienne secte étaient à la fois redoutées et vénérées par les étrangers.
Additional translations
auto-flagellantSurtout au sens figuré : qui relève de l’autocritique sévère ou de l’auto-punition.
Synonyms
flagellative
punitive
whipping
scourging

Definitions

flagellatoryadjective
Relating to or involving the act of whipping or flogging.
The flagellatory practices of the ancient sect were both feared and revered by outsiders.
Characterized by harsh self-criticism or punitive severity, especially in a figurative or psychological sense.
Her review of her own work was so flagellatory that her colleagues felt uncomfortable.
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