flagellation
nounEtymology From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1.
- Derived terms
- deflagellation, hyperflagellation, reflagellation
flagellation
noun/ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
Etymology From French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum (“whip”).
1
Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
- As a means of restoring vigor to the generative organs, flagellation was recommended by the ancient physicians as an effectual remedy, in accordance with the Hippocratic principle of ubi stimulus, ibi affluxus.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:
- Derived terms
- necrohippoflagellation
- Related terms
- flagellant, flagellantism, flogging, self-flagellation