Flagellation
Flagellation noun - Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
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Punishment and flagellation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punishment" instead a noun "Flagellation".
Nearby Words: flagellated, flagellant, flagellating
Punishment
Punishment noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Flagellation and punishment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flagellation" instead a noun "Punishment".
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In addition to its use as a punishment, flogging (especially self-flagellation) has been used by religious fanatics as a means of "mortification of the flesh".
Source: A Taste of the Lash - Arco-Flagellation, a punishment The Ecclesiarchy and The Inquisition inflict on certain heretic and blasphemers.
Source: Fate Worse Than Death - Flagellation (more commonly called "flogging") is a method of punishment in which a person is beaten or whipped with a rod, a switch, or (most especially) a whip or a cat-o-nine-tails.
Source: A Taste of the Lash
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