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FLAGELLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Synonyms:
flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flagellation" is a kind of...):
beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flagellation"):
self-flagellation (self-punishment inflicted by whipping)
horsewhipping (the act of whipping with a horsewhip)
Derivation:
flagellate (whip)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flagellation" is a kind of...):
beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)
