Plural of flagellator; multiple people who practice flagellation.
From flagellator + -s (plural suffix).
Groups of flagellators existed in medieval Europe as organized religious movements, showing how personal self-punishment can become collective identity and community practice.
Historical and contemporary accounts of flagellators show gender bias: male flagellators documented as religious authorities or practitioners; female flagellators often exoticized, pathologized, or erased.
When referencing flagellators, use gender-inclusive framing and acknowledge disparities in how male and female practitioners have been documented and perceived.
["practitioners of flagellation","ascetics"]
Women flagellators across historical and contemporary contexts have been systematically underrepresented in authoritative accounts and often stereotyped distinctly from male counterparts.
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