flagellant
People who, after the Black Death Plague in the 1300's, were both grief stricken and believed they had commited great sins. They would beat themselves with sticks and whips and such as punishment for their sins.
flagellant
Someone who flagellates her or himself. In particular, a religious ascetic/masochist who attempts to attain a sublime state or to purge disease or sin through whipping or beating her or himself with ropes, chains and/or flails.
In the Warhammer fantasy battle game, flagellants are a type of special unit available to human armies who wield chains/flails, wear no armour and are immune to psychological effects such as fear.
In the Warhammer fantasy battle game, flagellants are a type of special unit available to human armies who wield chains/flails, wear no armour and are immune to psychological effects such as fear.
Example:
"Oh no! It's flagellants, whipping themselves into a frenzy as usual"
(Warhammer: Dark Omen)
"Oh no! It's flagellants, whipping themselves into a frenzy as usual"
(Warhammer: Dark Omen)
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Corporate Flagellate
When corporations - in an attempt to sell more shit - call out their own sins in front of the world and what they're doing to make it better - when, in reality, they're just trying to sell more shit
Example:
Brandon: Yo Ron, you see that new Burger King commercial with the farting cows?
Ron: Yeah man, the message was wack but the song was crack.
Brandon: Man, Burger King is such a corporate flagellate
Brandon: Yo Ron, you see that new Burger King commercial with the farting cows?
Ron: Yeah man, the message was wack but the song was crack.
Brandon: Man, Burger King is such a corporate flagellate