Flagellant
Pronunciation : Flag"el*lant
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. flagellans, p.p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition : Defn: One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also disciplinant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913