FLAGELLATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Synonyms:

flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flagellation" is a kind of...):

beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flagellation"):

self-flagellation (self-punishment inflicted by whipping)

horsewhipping (the act of whipping with a horsewhip)

Derivation:

flagellate (whip)

Meaning:

Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("flagellation" is a kind of...):

beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)