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Flagellant
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flagellant
[n] - a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification 2. [n] - a person who whips himself as a religious penance Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=flagellant
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flagellant
Religious person who uses a whip on him- or herself as a means of penance. Flagellation was practised in many religions from ancient times; notable outbreaks of this type of extremist devotion... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Flagellant
Flag'el·lant noun [ Latin flagellans , past participle of flagellare : confer French flagellant . See Flagellate .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/37
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flagellant
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. ... Synonym: disciplinant. ... Origin: L. Flagellans, p.p. Of flagellare: cf.F. Flagellant. See Flagellate. ... Source: Websters Dic... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?flagellant
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Flagellant
• (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. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/flagellant/
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flagellant
1) Masochist Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/flagellant/1
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