Word: flagellantism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: flag
el
lant
ism
Definition: The act of whipping oneself, typically for religious penance or for sexual excitement
Morphemes:
Affix: flagellant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a person who whips themselves or others either as part of a religious penance or for sexual gratification.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flagellare
Language: la
Decoded: flagellare
Meaning: to whip
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.