flagellant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin flagellāns, present participle of flagellāre (“to whip”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === flagellant (plural flagellants) a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === flagellant (comparative more flagellant, superlative most flagellant) Given to flagellation. == 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, no diminutive) flagellant, one who self-flagellates or is voluntarily flagellated as a form of religious penance Synonym: geselbroeder (rare) flagellant, one who practices whipping for sexual gratification ==== Derived terms ==== flagellantisme == French == === Participle === flagellant present participle of flageller === Further reading === “flagellant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === flagellant third-person plural present active indicative of flagellō == Swedish == === Noun === flagellant c a flagellant (self flagellating person) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== självgisslare === References === flagellant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)