flagellation

Example Sentences

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“There is so much flagellation as an artist; I need to be constantly throwing myself onto the ground for my work,” Hills said, adding that time in the spa has been a gift.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Perhaps that sounds more like flagellation than it does fandom, but I’ve heard this point brought up by multiple people over the past few days.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Zuckerberg was summoned for his first flagellation in 2018 following the Cambridge Analytica imbroglio.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

It's misleading to give the impression that that therefore is a kind of voluntary flagellation of some kind because for me, it's really important to make the distinction that this work is a joyful thing.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2013

They involved doing penance for a sin not yet committed, intense and fervent penance accompanied by scourging and flagellation, so as to build up, as it were, a store of credit.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman