flagellation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology 1

From French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum (“whip”).

Noun

flagellation (countable and uncountable, plural flagellations)

1. A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.

Synonyms

• the English vice

Related terms

• flagellant, flagellantism
• flogging
• self-flagellation

Etymology 2

From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1.

Noun

flagellation (plural flagellations)

1. (botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement

Derived terms

• deflagellation
• reflagellation

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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French

Noun

flagellation f (plural flagellations)

1. flagellation

Further reading

• “flagellation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.