flagellant vs masochist

flagellant and masochist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flagellant	Yes	No	No	No
masochist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, masochist is a hypernym of flagellant; that is, masochist is a word with a broader meaning than flagellant:

flagellant: a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification
masochist: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

flagellant (noun)	masochist (noun)
a person who whips himself as a religious penance	someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification