Flagellant

[flædʒilәnt]

Definition

(noun.) a person who whips himself as a religious penance.

(noun.) a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification.

Checker: McDonald--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Checker: Maryann