Etymology

flagellomania

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Today it means: A penchant for whipping, or being whipped. Full definition →

Latin flagellō
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  1. Latin · derived fromflagellō“to whip, flog”
  2. English todayflagellomania

From Latin flagellō (“to whip, flog”) + -mania.

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