Flagellation took place either with a single whip or, more notoriously, with the cat o' nine tails. Typically, the offender's upper half was bared and he was suspended by the wrists beneath a …

The meaning of FLAGELLATION is the act or practice of flagellating; especially : the practice of a flagellant.

Pain-producing forms of asceticism include self-laceration, particularly castration, and flagellation (whipping), which emerged as a mass movement in Italy and Germany during the Middle Ages …

Punishing by causing pain (Definition of flagellation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Flagellation definition: the act or process of flagellating.. See examples of FLAGELLATION used in a sentence.

Define flagellation. flagellation synonyms, flagellation pronunciation, flagellation translation, English dictionary definition of flagellation. n. 1. The act or practice of flagellating. 2. Biology …

Definition of flagellation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Flagellation is the act of beating yourself or someone else, usually as a religious punishment.

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5 days ago · flagellation (countable and uncountable, plural flagellations) Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a …