flagellant
flagellant noun: a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Noun
flagellant (plural flagellants)
- a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Adjective
flagellant (comparative more flagellant, superlative most flagellant)
- Given to flagellation.
- If we turn from these abortions of tragedy to the metrical farces which may fairly be said to contain the germ or embryo of English comedy (a form of dramatic art which certainly owes nothing to the father of our tragic stage), we find far more of hope and promise in the broad free sketches of the...1875 May 1, Algernon Charles Swinburne, “The Three Stages of Shakespeare”, in John Morley, editor, The Fortnightly Review, volume XVII, new series / XXIII, old series, number CI, London: Chapman and...
- Her heart answered. And that heart also was arraigned: and the heart’s fleshly habitation acting on it besides: so flagellant of herself was she: covertly, however, and as the chaste among women can consent to let our animal face them.1891, George Meredith, “Nataly in Action”, in One of Our Conquerors, Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, page 247
flagellant meaning in Tamil
flagellant in Tamil
- தன்னைத்தானே சவுக்கால் அடுத்துக் கொள்பவன்
Forms of flagellant
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flagellants |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more flagellant |
| superlative | most flagellant |
Origin of flagellant
From Latin flagellāns, present participle of flagellāre (“to whip”).
Words formed from flagellant
Questions about flagellant
- What does flagellant mean?
- Flagellant means a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
- What is flagellant in Tamil?
- Flagellant in Tamil is தன்னைத்தானே சவுக்கால் அடுத்துக் கொள்பவன். See Flagellant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is flagellant?
- Flagellant can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of flagellant?
- The plural of flagellant is flagellants.
Words near flagellant in the dictionary
Source and license
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