the disciplinary or devotional practice of beating with whips

См. также в других словарях:

• flagellation — /flaj euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of flagellating. 2. a masochistic or sadistic act in which the participants receive erotic stimulation from whipping or being whipped. [1400 50; late ME < LL flagellation , s. of flagellatio. See… …   Universalium