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Webster 1913 Edition
Flagellant
Flag′el-lant
,Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
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
. Webster 1828 Edition
Flagellant
FLAG'ELLANT
,Noun.
One who whips himself in religious discipline. The flagellants were a fanatical sect which arose in Italy, AD. 1260, who maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament. They walked in procession with shoulders bare, and whipped themselves till the blood ran down their bodies, to obtain the mercy of God, and appease his wrath against the vices of the age.
Definition 2024
flagellant
flagellant
English
Noun
flagellant (plural flagellants)
- a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Translations
one who practices self-flagellation
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Swedish
Noun
flagellant c
- a flagellant (self flagellating person)
Declension
| Inflection of flagellant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | flagellant | flagellanten | flagellanter | flagellanterna |
| Genitive | flagellants | flagellantens | flagellanters | flagellanternas |
Synonyms
References
- flagellant in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)