Stigmata

//stɪɡˈmɑːtə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of stigma form-of, plural
  2. 2
    marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically

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"That delicately bronzed skin, almost Oriental in its colouring, that raven hair, the large liquid eyes, the full but exquisite lips—all the stigmata of passion were there."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”). Nominative plural: στίγματα (stígmata).

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