Associations to the word «Flagellant»

Wiktionary

FLAGELLANT, noun. A person who whips them self or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.

Dictionary definition

FLAGELLANT, noun. A person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification.
FLAGELLANT, noun. A person who whips himself as a religious penance.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche