flagellation
noun
- act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, lashes etc
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From flagellum (“elongated filiform appendage”), itself a diminutive of Latin flagrum (“whip”), closely related to etymology 1.
- The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement