2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Disciplinant \Dis"ci*plin*ant\, n. [See {Discipline}.] (Eccl. Hist.) A flagellant. See {Flagellant}. [1913 Webster]
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