What is self- inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge called?
discipline — (R. C. Ch.) Self- inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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