A masochistic or sadistic act in which one or both participants derive stimulation, usually erotic, from whipping or being whipped.
Action of whipping someone else or of being whipped for stimulation or sexual arousal.
The act of whipping oneself or others as a means of obtaining sexual pleasure. A person displaying this sexual deviation is called a flagellant or flagellomaniac.
Massaging through strokes or impacts.
Flagellation carried out by certain religious orders, where their members whip themselves as a form of penance for their sins.