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. Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:

     As a means of restoring vigor to the generative organs, flagellation was recommended by the ancient physicians as an effectual remedy, in accordance with the Hippocratic principle of ubi stimulus, ibi affluxus.

Derived terms

• necrohippoflagellation

Related terms

• flagellant, flagellantism
• flogging
• self-flagellation

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: flagelación (es) f

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
• hyperflagellation
• reflagellation

References

• “flagellation” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fla.ʒɛ.la.sjɔ̃/ ~ /fla.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Hyphenation: fla‧ge‧lla‧tion

Noun

flagellation f (plural flagellations)

1. flagellation

Further reading

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