Word: flagellantisms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fla
ge
llan
ti
sms
Definition: Plural of flagellantism; practitioners of a form of mortification of the flesh by whipping their skin with various instruments of penance
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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).