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FLAGELLANTS
Noun
flagellants
plural of flagellant
Source: Wiktionary
FLAGELLANT
Flag"el*lant, n. Etym: [L. flagellans, p.p. of flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Definition: 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 Edition
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