self-flagellation
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The Santuario was built by Don Bernardo Abeyta, a member of the Penitente Brothers, a Catholic lay order once known for extreme acts of penance including self-flagellation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
Lorca, like many Filipino Catholic devotees, performs religious penance in the belief that the practice of self-flagellation can cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant wishes.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
As is the process, which involves some self-flagellation.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
On the other side of the spectrum is a reaction that amounts to self-flagellation: We’re screwed, and it’s our fault.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2022
But hey, slipping the note into the widows mailbox had always been more about self-flagellation than brotherly love.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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