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flagellant

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  1. 1. n. One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a person who is whipped or whips themself for sexual gratification Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a person who whips themself as a religious penance Source: wordnet
  4. 4. One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant. Source: webster
  5. 5. One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13thand 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equalvirtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification n. a person who whips himself as a religious penance Source: ecdict

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