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flagellation

noun

1. beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation

• Hypernyms:

↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking

2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

• Syn: ↑whipping, ↑tanning, ↑flogging, ↑lashing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑flagellate, ↑flog (for: ↑flogging), ↑whip (for: ↑whipping)

• Hypernyms:

↑beating, ↑thrashing, ↑licking, ↑drubbing, ↑lacing, ↑trouncing, ↑whacking

• Hyponyms: ↑self-flagellation, ↑horsewhipping

Useful english dictionary. 2012.