The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flagellant \Flag"el*lant\, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of
flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the
13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was
of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called
also disciplinant.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disciplinant \Dis"ci*plin*ant\, n. [See Discipline.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
A flagellant. See Flagellant.
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