dismemberment, n.Definitions

Dismemberment (n.) is, ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in initiation, not punishment but the means of remaking the neophyte as a stronger human being; for him the sin would be to shrink from the torture.