flagellant

English

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flagellare (“to whip”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

flagellant (plural flagellants)

1. a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.

Translations

one who practices self-flagellation

• Finnish: itsensäruoskija
• Spanish: flagelante m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: flagellant (sv) c

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French flagellant, from Latin flagellāns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌflaː.ɣɛˈlɑnt/
• Hyphenation: fla‧gel‧lant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

flagellant m (plural flagellanten)

1. flagellant, one who self-flagellates or is voluntarily flagellated as a form of religious penance

   Synonym: geselbroeder

2. (rare) flagellant, one who practices whipping for sexual gratification

Derived terms

• flagellantisme

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French

Verb

flagellant

1. present participle of flageller

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) flagellant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of flagellō

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Swedish

Noun

flagellant c

1. a flagellant (self flagellating person)

Declension

Declension of flagellant
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	flagellant	flagellanten	flagellanter	flagellanterna
Genitive	flagellants	flagellantens	flagellanters	flagellanternas

Synonyms

• självgisslare

References

• flagellant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)