flagellation
pronunciation
How to pronounce flagellation in British English:
UK [ˌflædʒə'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce flagellation in American English:
US [ˌflædʒəˈleʃən]
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- Noun:
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Word Origin
- flagellation
- flagellation: see flail
- flagellation (n.)
- early 15c., "the scourging of Christ," from Old French flagellacion "scourging, flogging," or directly from Latin flagellationem (nominative flagellatio) "a scourging," noun of action from past participle stem of flagellare "to scourge, lash" (see flagellum). In a general sense from 1520s.
Example
- 1. Flagellation is thought to be helpful in cases of atrophy and emaciation .
- 2. To give another aspect of the self flagellation ritual here is a short video of the procession we took that day .
- 3. They are not about to engage in mutual flagellation . The new rules will not be retrospective , and many sanctions will not bite until 2013 .
- 4. Sorcerers , exorcism , and flagellation : folk religion and the culture of violence in modern china .
- 5. All 16 members of the euro zone now breach the 3 % deficit threshold , and 12 also violate the 60 % debt limit . They are not about to engage in mutual flagellation .