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flagellation
DEFINITIONS OF:
flagellation
1
n
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Synonyms:
flogging
,
lashing
,
tanning
,
whipping
Types:
self-flagellation
self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping
the act of whipping with a horsewhip
Type of:
beating
,
drubbing
,
lacing
,
licking
,
thrashing
,
trouncing
,
whacking
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
n
beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
Type of:
beating
,
drubbing
,
lacing
,
licking
,
thrashing
,
trouncing
,
whacking
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
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