castigant

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noun

One who is castigated.

OriginLatin castīgāns →
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Meanings

nouncastigant (plural castigants)

plural castigants

  1. One who is castigated.

    He first took up the historical religious manifestations of mental disease, such as the performances of the castigants, who have their latter-day imitators in the penitentes of Arizona and New Mexico[…]

    1899, The Los Angeles Times 1899-11-01

Origin

  1. Latincastīgāns
  2. Englishcastigant

Ultimately from Latin castīgāns, present active participle of castīgō (“to castigate”). By surface analysis, castigate + -ant.

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APA

castigant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castigant

MLA

“castigant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castigant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castigant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castigant.

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