stigmata

nounshame

Synonyms for stigmata

noun shame

Antonyms for stigmata

Word Origin & History

1590s, "mark made on skin by burning with a hot iron," from Latin stigma (plural stigmata), from Greek stigma (genitive stigmatos) "mark, puncture," especially one made by a pointed instrument, from root of stizein "to mark, tattoo," from PIE *st(e)ig- (see stick (v.)). Figurative meaning "a mark of disgrace" is from 1610s. Stigmas "marks resembling the wounds on the body of Christ, appearing supernaturally on the bodies of the devout" is from 1630s; earlier stigmate (late 14c.), from Latin stigmata.

Example Sentences for stigmata

Moment by moment, the stigmata of decay became more evident.

Carmichael (In Tuscany, 228) is satisfied that Francis received the stigmata.

Stigmata, etc., unprecedented in individual's experience, 7.

I knew the worst at once: it had about it all the stigmata of new poetry.

These stigmata are so visible that it has been possible to photograph them.

These stigmata have been observed beyond all question on the woman at the Saltpetriere.

If he had lived in the Middle Ages, he would have been marked with the stigmata.

On his head was a crown of thorns and the Stigmata upon his hands and feet.

The oil of saffron, is extracted from the stigmata of the crocus sativus.

The hind segments of the body and their stigmata are always exposed to the air.