Definition of flagellation
: the act or practice of flagellating;
especially
: the practice of a flagellant
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As any disaffected, artistically inclined teen can testify, finding your own thoughts and passions mirrored by intellectual greats from the past is a nice ego boost to counter that perpetual self-doubt and flagellation.
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Many religions offer methods of atonement, sometimes involving fasting, self-flagellation, and temporary separation from the community.
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With season 1 ending with both Issa and Molly unwillingly alone, would there be more self-flagellation on the menu?
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The criticism of white American arrogance cuts about as deep as the usual white American self-flagellation, the apologies issued from center stage.
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This holier-than-thou desire that everyone else must engage in some kind of 24-hour festival of grief is nothing more than self-flagellation.
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Usually, this pathway outside Parx Casino is reserved for self-flagellation, a private lament at the last hundred lost.
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Mr. Martinez resigned, and a prolonged period of soul searching and self-flagellation for the ad industry followed regarding its record on diversity and female leadership.
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It’s rather remarkable, and a heartening testament to the fact that not everyone is as hideously fixated on using Instagram solely as a tool for self-flagellation as others are.
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First Known Use of flagellation
15th century
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of flagellation
: the practice of a flagellant
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