Main Entry: fla·gel·lant

Pronunciation: \ˈfla-jə-lənt, flə-ˈje-lənt\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1587

1 : a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance
2 : a person who responds sexually to being beaten by or to beating another person

— flagellant adjective

— fla·gel·lant·ism \-lən-ˌti-zəm\ noun