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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAGELLANT

From Latin flagellāre to whip, from flagellum.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAGELLANT

flagellant  [ˈflædʒɪlənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAGELLANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flagellant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLAGELLANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flagellant

Flagellant

Flagellants are practitioners of an extreme form of mortification of their own flesh by whipping it with various instruments.

Definition of flagellant in the English dictionary

The definition of flagellant in the dictionary is a person who whips himself or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification. Other definition of flagellant is a member of a religious sect who whipped themselves in public.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAGELLANT


assailant
əˈseɪlənt
bivalent
baɪˈveɪlənt
covalent
kəʊˈveɪlənt
divalent
daɪˈveɪlənt
hexavalent
ˌhɛksəˈveɪlənt
hypervigilant
ˌhaɪpəˈvɪdʒɪlənt
jubilant
ˈdʒuːbɪlənt
monovalent
ˌmɒnəʊˈveɪlənt
multivalent
ˌmʌltɪˈveɪlənt
pentavalent
ˌpɛntəˈveɪlənt
pestilent
ˈpɛstɪlənt
polyvalent
ˌpɒlɪˈveɪlənt
quadrivalent
ˌkwɒdrɪˈveɪlənt
sibilant
ˈsɪbɪlənt
silent
ˈsaɪlənt
surveillant
sɜːˈveɪlənt
tetravalent
ˌtɛtrəˈveɪlənt
trivalent
traɪˈveɪlənt
univalent
ˌjuːnɪˈveɪlənt
vigilant
ˈvɪdʒɪlənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAGELLANT

flag rank
flag stop
flag up
flag-waver
flag-waving
flagella
flagellantism
flagellar
flagellate
flagellation
flagellator
flagellatory
flagelliferous
flagelliform
flagellin
flagellomania
flagellomaniac
flagellum
flageolet
flageolet bean

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAGELLANT

appellant
ballant
bipropellant
callant
dipropellant
expellant
Feuillant
fore-topgallant
gallant
gellant
installant
interpellant
libellant
monopropellant
plant
propellant
repellant
solid propellant
topgallant
ungallant
vacillant

Synonyms and antonyms of flagellant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flagellant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAGELLANT

Find out the translation of flagellant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flagellant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flagellant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flagellant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flagelante
570 millions of speakers

English

flagellant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flagellant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جلاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

садомазохист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flagellant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পতাকা-waving
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flagellant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melambai bendera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flagellanten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flagellant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채찍질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gendera-waving
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây roi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடியை அசைப்பதன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वजांकित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şovenlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Flagellante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biczowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

садомазохіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flagellant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flagellant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zelfkastijder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flagellant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagellant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flagellant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGELLANT»

The term «flagellant» is normally little used and occupies the 116.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAGELLANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flagellant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flagellant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flagellant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAGELLANT»

Discover the use of flagellant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flagellant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Flagellant on Horseback the Life Story of David Brainerd
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Richard Ellsworth Day, 2011
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The Pursuit of the Millennium : Revolutionary Millenarians ...
The effect of the Bull was immediate. Archbishops and bishops throughout Germany and the Low Countries forbade all further flagellant processions. Many parish priests, chaplains and canons were unfrocked and excommunicated, and made ...
Norman Cohn, 1970
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The Disordered Body: Epidemic Disease and Cultural ...
To most communities, the very scale of the disaster showed that the end of the world had arrived. Consequently, the flagellant movement re-emerged with a heightened sense of religious zeal engendered by the horrors of the plague epidemic.
Suzanne E. Hatty, James Hatty, 1999
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The Penitente Brotherhood: Patriarchy and ...
In Spain, a similar proliferation of flagellant confraternities occurred a bit later, in the early 1500s, and was mainly the result of efforts by the Franciscans. In most Spanish cities of the period, for example, the first Holy Week confraternities to ...
Michael P. Carroll, 2002
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The Black Death
To the modern mind, one of the strangest psychological responses to the Black Death was the flagellant movement of 1348–1350. The flagellants, whose name comes from the Latin word for whip—flagellum—were fervent believers in the ...
Louise Chipley Slavicek, 2008
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The Cult of the Virgin Mary: Psychological Origins
Furthermore, most of the medieval flagellant groups were quickly defined to be heretical and so expelled from the Church. In the case of the flagellant movement in Spain from the sixteenth century onward, however, information on the relative ...
Michael P. Carroll, 1992
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Mule Hair: The Celebration of the Mule Hair
During tonight's Ceremony of the Flagellant, selected senior members of the Brotherhood of Priests, each seeking the Sacred Rite of Ordination into the Brotherhood of High Priests, must show their desire and worthiness to all members of the ...
Mule Hair, 2008
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The Haskins Society Journal 24: 2012. Studies in Medieval ...
Exotic forms of ascetic practice needed orthodox justifications, and the lay flagellant processions unsurprisingly promoted their practice as a form of christomimesis. To emphasize this connection, some pilgrimages lasted thirty- three days, ...
William L. North, Laura Gathagan, 2013
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The Bubonic Plague
Eventually, the most ambitious flagellant masters tried to seize Church powers and wealth for themselves. Pope Clement retaliated by ordering his officials to root out flagellant supporters in the Church. He also asked kings and other leaders to ...
Kevin Cunningham, 2011
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The Boys of the Archangel Raphael: A Youth Confraternity in ...
Tridentine efforts to curb penitential or flagellant confraternities and to favour, instead, devotional sodalities, especially those dedicated to honouring the Sacrament.lo Similarly, the greater emphasis on ceremonies and singing redirected the ...
Konrad Eisenbichler, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAGELLANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flagellant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"But...Don't You Get Hungry?"
I've heard people compare it to the flagellant monks of the Middle Ages, claiming it to be self-torturous and inhumane. "Why would your God ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Did Iran's president just admit that it has been pursuing nuclear …
That's not so much a threat as a flagellant's cry for help: “If you go back on your word, I'll hurt myself.” It's possible Rouhani is merely bluffing: ... «Quartz, Jun 15»
3
Aid, Atonement and Feeding Delusions
Penance might make the well-to-do flagellant feel good. Even then, mea culpas will not help the victims of past wrongs. Money given without ... «Patriot Post, Jun 15»
4
Pillars Of Eternity Update 1.06 Available Now, Includes Balance …
Items, Spells, Abilities. Arcane Assault and Flagellant's Path have received animation polish. Quests and Companions. Fixed an issue where a ... «Attack of the Fanboy, Jun 15»
5
Neither Virtue Nor Anger Ben Graham , April 14th, 2015 12:05
... uncompromising dedication to pursuing its own singularly dank metaphor finally lifts this record above most of its peers towards the flagellant ... «The Quietus, Apr 15»
6
In Philippines: Christians re-enact Good Friday by nailing …
I vowed and prayed to God so that she could be cured,” said an electrician, 25-yr-old Marvin Tao, who has been a flagellant for nine years. «Pulse Nigeria, Apr 15»
7
The trial & resurrection of Coco Martin
Coco Martin portraying a flagellant in the indie film Sta. Niña. In real life, the actor had his share of private struggles and the hard life. MANILA ... «Philippine Star, Apr 15»
8
'Panata at Panalangin' wows devotees
... except for the fact that for the past Panata at Panalangin, we have been using actual flagellant's blood as part of our exhibits,” said De Vera. «Sun.Star, Apr 15»
9
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday rites
I vowed and prayed to God so that she could be cured," said electrician Marvin Tao, 25, who has been a flagellant for nine years. ___. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
10
Pillars of Eternity Patch 1.03 Includes New Features, Tons of Bug Fixes
Changed duration of the Flagellant's Path defense penalty. Adjustments to the Mantle of the Dying Boar. Reduced the price of the Brighthollow ... «Gameranx, Apr 15»

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