self-flagellation
Example Sentences
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Lorca, like many Filipino Catholic devotees, performs religious penance in the belief that the practice of self-flagellation can cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant wishes.
From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023
She is not swayed by his new allyship and its accompanying self-flagellation, does not want to be stuck in the role of victim he is trying to assign her.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
On the other side of the spectrum is a reaction that amounts to self-flagellation: We’re screwed, and it’s our fault.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2022
The stand-up’s job is one of public self-flagellation in service of the greater good.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2022
But hey, slipping the note into the widows mailbox had always been more about self-flagellation than brotherly love.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
