Flagellation

[flædʒə'leɪʃ(ə)n] or [,flædʒə'leʃən]

(noun.) beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation.

Edited by Bonita--From WordNet

(n.) A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging.

Typist: Nelly

n. Whipping, scourging, beating, flogging, thrashing, drubbing.

Typed by Barnaby