flag|el|lant

flag|el|lant
flag|el|lant «FLAJ uh luhnt, fluh JEHL uhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person who whips or is whipped.
2. a religious fanatic who whips himself for religious discipline or for penance.
–adj.
having the habit of whipping.
[< Latin flagellāns, -antis, present participle of flagellāre to flog; see etym. under flagellate (Cf.flagellate)]

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