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) Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== flagellant, flagellantism flogging self-flagellation ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== flagellation (plural flagellations) (botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement ===== Derived terms ===== === 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/ Hyphenation: fla‧ge‧lla‧tion === Noun === flagellation f (plural flagellations) flagellation === Further reading === “flagellation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012