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flagellation /flag·el·la·tion/ (flaj″ĕ-la´shun)
1. whipping or being whipped to achieve erotic pleasure. 2. exflagellation. 3. the formation or arrangement of flagella on an organism or surface.
flagellation [flaj′əlā′shən] 1 the act of whipping, beating, or flogging. 2 a type of massage administered by tapping the body with the fingers. See also massage. 3 a type of sexual deviation in which a person is erotically gratified by being whipped or by whipping another. See also masochism, sadism. 4 the arrangement of flagella on an organism; exflagellation. Flagellation A masochistic, sadistic act in which participants derive stimulation, usually erotic, from whipping/being whipped, beaten, or otherwise physically—or in the case of self-flagellating clerics, metaphorically—abused flagellation [flaj″ĕ-la´shun] 1. whipping or being whipped to achieve erotic pleasure. 2. exflagellation. 3. the formation or arrangement of flagella on an organism or surface. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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