flagellation meaning
EN
[ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃ ən] [-eɪʃən] WFlagellation
- Flagellation (Latin flagellum, "whip"), flogging, whipping or lashing is the act of methodically beating the human body with special implements such as whips, lashes, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, etc.
- The strokes are usually aimed at the unclothed back of a person, in certain settings it can be extended to other corporeal areas.
- In some circumstances the word "flogging" is used loosely to include any sort of corporal punishment, including birching and caning.
- NounPLflagellationsSUF-ation
- A beating consisting in lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as (in principle implement-precise) a whipping or scourging.
- (botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement.
- A beating consisting in lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as (in principle implement-precise) a whipping or scourging.
Definition of flagellation in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "flagellation" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.