flagellist

English

noun
Definitions
  • One who administers punishment by whipping.
  • One who whips him or herself as an act of religious penitence; flagellant.
  • One who whips others or is whipped by others as a sexual fetish.
  • One who is abusive or punishing.

Etymology

Derived from Latin flagellum (whip, whipping flail).

Origin

Latin

flagellum

Gloss

whip, whipping flail

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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