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stigmata

NOUN

shame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

scar stain

STRONG

blame blemish blot brand disfigurement disgrace dishonor imputation mark odium onus reproach slur spot taint

WEAK

bar sinister besmirchment black mark lost face

Antonyms

STRONG

approval benefit esteem exaltation honor praise respect

WEAK

credit pride

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

At least get some kind of stigmata going.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Church figures who claimed to have experienced the stigmata wounds, including Padre Pio and Pope Francis’ namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of Catholics.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

“I like her despite a few little annoying NY stigmata like the use of like as an expletive,” Gendel wrote.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022

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