According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
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
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