Meaning of Flagellation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
   countable, uncountable
2. The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement

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Examples

“As a means of restoring vigor to the generative organs, flagellation was recommended by the ancient physicians as an effectual remedy, in accordance with the Hippocratic principle of ubi stimulus, ibi affluxus.”

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