flagellant
noun
fla·gel·lant
ˈfla-jə-lənt 
flə-ˈje-lənt
flə-ˈje-lənt
1
: a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance
2
: a person who responds sexually to being beaten by or to beating another person
flagellant
adjective
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The field guide to millenarianism remains Norman Cohn’s Pursuit of the Millennium, that magical mystery tour of Ranters, flagellants, Free Spirits, messiahs, lesser messiahs, autocratic messiahs, disappointed messiahs, and anarcho-communists.
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Michael Robbins, Harper's Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
Michael Robbins, Harper's Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
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flagellant
noun
fla·gel·lant
ˈflaj-ə-lənt
flə-ˈjel-ənt
flə-ˈjel-ənt
: a person who responds sexually to being beaten by or to beating another flagellant person
flagellant
adjective
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