<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who flagellates or scourges their own body for religious discipline.</li><li>a person who derives sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped by another person.</li><li>(often initial capital letter) one of a medieval European sect of fanatics who practiced scourging in public.</li></ul><p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>flagellating.</li><li>severely criticizing: a flagellant attack on the opposition party.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>