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What was a flagellant?
Flagellants were people who travelled about whipping each other. They believed that the Black Death was God's punishment. They punished themselfs in order to beg for forgiveness and travelled around,...
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Who were the flagellants were?
they were a religious group who believed that they would drive the devil away and wash away their sins .
they would strip naked, and then beat one another. they thought it would relieve them of their...
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What were the flagellants?
the flagellants were in religion, the name given to those who scourge themselves, or are scourged, by way of discipline or penanceThey also whipped themself as a way of taking the sins of the world...
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What does flagellant mean?
One who whips, especially one who scourges oneself for religious discipline or public penance. One who seeks sexual gratification in beating or being beaten by another person
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What was the flagellants goal?
Mortification of the flesh literally means "putting the flesh to death". The term is primarily used in religious and spiritual contexts. The institutional and traditional terminology of this practice...