flagellant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'flagellant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flagellant

[ n.]

- One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant.

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flabbergast flabbergastation flabbily flabbiness flabby flabel flabellate flabellation flabelliform flabellinerved

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