flagellant
英 ['flædʒ(ə)l(ə)nt; flə'dʒel(ə)nt]
- n. 苦修者；执鞭抽打者
- adj. 伤人的；鞭打的
英英释义
- 1. a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification
- 2. a person who whips himself as a religious penance
英文词源
- flagellant (n.)
- late 16c., "one who whips or scourges himself for religious discipline," from Latin flagellantem (nominative flagellans), present participle of flagellare "to scourge, lash" (see flagellum). There were notable outbreaks of it in 1260 and 1340s. As an adjective, "given to flagellation," 1880.