- plural of stigma.
stigmata
Example Sentences
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St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
A student recently asked me about St. Francis of Assisi and the stigmata.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
At least get some kind of stigmata going.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2024
Now Ferrara hasn’t even attempted a conventional biopic of the man born Francesco Forgione at the end of the 19th century, and who, according to some accounts, started displaying stigmata after an illness-plagued childhood.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
I was a bom-and-bred Catholic and thought immediately it was some sort of writing stigmata and that I should get to a church.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
