flagellant
English
Etymology
From the Latin flagellare (“to whip”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
flagellant (plural flagellants)
- a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Translations
one who practices self-flagellation
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French
Verb
flagellant
- present participle of flageller
Latin
Verb
flagellant
- third-person plural present active indicative of flagellō
Swedish
Noun
flagellant c
- a flagellant (self flagellating person)
Declension
| Declension of flagellant | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | flagellant | flagellanten | flagellanter | flagellanterna |
| Genitive | flagellants | flagellantens | flagellanters | flagellanternas |
Synonyms
References
- flagellant in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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