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    [Verb]  | "flag*el*late" | \ ˈfla-jə-ˌlāt \


    1: whip, scourge

    2: to drive or punish as if by whipping


    Origin: circa 1623 ;

     Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum whip; perhaps akin to Old Norse blaka to wave;

    [Noun]  | "self-flag*el*la*tion" | \ ˌself-ˌfla-jə-ˈlā-shən \


    1: extreme criticism of oneself


    Origin: 1925 ;

    [Verb]  | "flagellating" 


    1: to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible;


      * e.g., " ... some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check "



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    [Verb]  | "flagellate" 


    1: to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible;


      * e.g., " ... some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check "



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     [ "flagellant" ]

    1: People who, after the Black Death Plague in the 1300's, were both grief stricken and believed they had commited great sins. They would beat themselves with sticks and whips and such as punishment for their sins.

      * e.g.,  ... The Black Death brought Flagellants after it had taken its toll on the European cities. 

     [ "flagellant" ]

    1: Someone who flagellates her or himself. In particular, a religious ascetic/masochist who attempts to attain a sublime state or to purge disease or sin through whipping or beating her or himself with ropes, chains and/or flails.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh no! It's flagellants, whipping themselves into a frenzy as usual" 


     [ "flagellant" ]

    2: In the Warhammer fantasy battle game, flagellants are a type of special unit available to human armies who wield chains/flails, wear no armour and are immune to psychological effects such as fear.

      * e.g.,  ... (Warhammer: Dark Omen) 

     [ "flagel" ]

    1: A flat, compressed bagel

      * e.g.,  ... a flagel is like a bagel only flat 

     [ "flagellate" ]

    1: to be attacked with a whip by an irate dwarf wearing leather.

      * e.g.,  ... Addict: flagellate me! 

     [ "flagel" ]

    1: A flavoured kind of bagel.

      * e.g.,  ... "I would like a chocolate flagel please" 

     [ "flagellation" ]

    1: Similar to S&M but only likeing the whiping or being whipped sexualy

      * e.g.,  ... Some goths are into flagellation, like me. 

     [ "flagel" ]

    1: Something that is hot, cool or interesting.

      * e.g.,  ... I met this girl at the club last night and trust me shorty was flagel. 

     [ "flagelate" ]

    1: Vaginal flatulance accompanied by a significant clunge discharge

      * e.g.,  ... "if you think you can flagelate there you can sleep on that fucking side!" 

     [ "Flagellant" ]

    1: Somthing that is extremely gay, anal and sassy.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow, that guy is flagellant. 

     [ "Corporate Flagellate" ]

    1: When corporations - in an attempt to sell more shit - call out their own sins in front of the world and what they're doing to make it better - when, in reality, they're just trying to sell more shit

      * e.g.,  ... Brandon: Yo Ron, you see that new Burger King commercial with the farting cows? 

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