FLAGELLATION
whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
(noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
flagellation
(noun) beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
flagellation (countable and uncountable, plural flagellations)
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
Etymology 2
Noun
flagellation (plural flagellations)
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement.
Source: Wiktionary
Flag`el*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. flagellatio: cf. F. flagellation.]
Definition: A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. Garth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition