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Definition of: flagellant
(flaj′ə·lənt, flə·jel′ənt) noun
A zealot given to whipping or scourging himself, to secure pardon from sin: also flag′el·la′tor.
—adjective Using a scourge; scourging; practicing flagellation. [<L flagellans, -antis, ppr. of flagellare scourge <flagellum a whip]
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