"self-flagellation" meaning in All languages combined

See self-flagellation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self-flagellations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-flagellation (countable and uncountable, plural self-flagellations)
  1. (historical) The practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Translations (the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins): şaxsey-vaxsey (Azerbaijani), самобичуване (samobičuvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), autoflagel·lació [feminine] (Catalan), itsensäruoskinta (Finnish), autoflagellation [feminine] (French), autoflaxelación [feminine] (Galician), Selbstgeißelung [feminine] (German), autoflagellazione [feminine] (Italian), samobiczowanie [neuter] (Polish), autoflagelação [feminine] (Portuguese), autoflagelare [feminine] (Romanian), autoflagelación [feminine] (Spanish), självgisslande [neuter] (Swedish), självgissling [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-flagellation-en-noun-DwiWbNNa Disambiguation of 'the practice of whipping oneself as penance for sins': 99 1
  2. (informal) Intense feelings of guilt. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-flagellation-en-noun-vaIuwxu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: beat one's breast, beat oneself up, hairshirt

Inflected forms

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