flagellators
Wielders of lashes
Flagellators are people who whip or flog, either themselves or others.
The term appears in religious contexts where self-flagellation is practiced as penance or spiritual discipline, and in sexual contexts where flogging is part of BDSM activities.
A flagellator may wield the whip professionally, ritually, or recreationally.
The medieval flagellators believed physical suffering would purify their souls.
Cause of mass suffering
- whipStrikes or aerates
- penitentOne showing remorse
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
penance · atonement · repentance · contrition · discipline · hair shirt · procession · Opus Dei
Strikes or aerates
- scourgeCause of mass suffering
- lashStrike or bind
- floggingBeating as punishment
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
torturer · chastisement · discipline · corporal punishment · taskmaster · overseer · slave driver · persecutor
scourge
Cause of mass suffering
- whipStrikes or aerates
- penitentOne showing remorse
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
asceticism · penance · atonement · repentance · contrition · discipline · hair shirt · procession · Opus Dei · Holy Week
whip
Strikes or aerates
beating · torturer · chastisement · discipline · corporal punishment · taskmaster · overseer · slave driver · persecutor · oppressor
flagellatorshealers
Those who treat ailments
comforters · nurturers · soothers · nurses · masseurs
flagellatorsencouragers
Those who give support
praisers · supporters · nurturers · consolers · cheerleaders
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