flagellant

• Nom désignant une personne qui se flagelle ou est flagellée, soit comme forme de pénitence religieuse, soit pour obtenir une satisfaction sexuelle.

A noun referring to a person who whips themselves or is whipped, either as a form of religious penance or for sexual gratification.

1. Religious penitentC2formal

   A person who whips themselves as a form of religious penance or self-discipline.

   Flagellant (pénitent)

   • Medieval flagellants walked through towns whipping themselves.
   • The flagellant sought forgiveness through physical suffering.
   • Historical accounts describe groups of flagellants during the plague.

   Synonymespenitentscourger

2. Person with paraphiliaC2formal

   A person who derives sexual gratification from being whipped or from whipping others.

   Flagellant (paraphilie)

   • The psychologist studied the behavior of flagellants in clinical settings.
   • Flagellants often seek partners with similar interests.
   • The term flagellant is used in discussions of certain paraphilias.