flagellation

act of beating the human body with special implements such as whips, lashes etc
Event punishment Q779753
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flagellation

Summary

flagellation is a punishment[1]. flagellation ranks in the top 5% of punishment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,920 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • flagellation's instance of is recorded as punishment[3].
  • flagellation is a type of corporal punishment[4].
  • flagellation is a type of Hudud[5].
  • flagellation is part of fiqh[6].
  • flagellation is part of sharia[7].
  • flagellation is used for punishment[8].
  • flagellation's Commons category is recorded as Flagellation[9].
  • flagellation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • flagellation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • flagellation's different from is recorded as Q4373027[12].
  • flagellation's different from is recorded as Rajm[13].
  • flagellation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[14].

Body

Context

Part of include fiqh[6], a field of study[15] and sharia[7], a legal system[16]. flagellation's instance of is recorded as punishment[3].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for flagellation include Church of the Flagellation[17], a Catholic church building[18], in Palestine[19], founded in 1929[20].

Why It Matters

flagellation ranks in the top 5% of punishment entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,920 views/month).[2] flagellation has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] flagellation is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for flagellation include Church of the Flagellation[17], a Catholic church building[18], in Palestine[19], founded in 1929[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Part of fiqh, sharia
    Instance of punishment
    Store medisinske leksikon id flagellasjon_-_seksualitet
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535926605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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