Found 2 items, similar to flagellation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: flagellation
flagellation
n : beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
[syn:
whipping,
tanning,
flogging,
lashing]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Flagellation
Flagellation
\Flag`el*la"tion\, n. [L. flagellatio: cf. F.
flagellation.]
A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. --Garth.
[1913 Webster]