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flagellation

noun as in corporal punishment

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noun as in flogging

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Example Sentences

In another incident in the city in February, a Jewish American tourist vandalised a statue of Christ with a hammer at the Church of the Flagellation on the Way of the Cross.

From BBC

Then again, it’s a level of flagellation he feels he deserves, which packs even more of a punch.

I decided to take a break from the self flagellation, resulting from wasting clamshells of salad greens each week and do something different.

From Salon

The next month, a religious Jewish American tourist vandalised a statue of Christ with a hammer at the Church of the Flagellation on the Way of the Cross.

From BBC

“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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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