Stigmata

Word STIGMATA
Character 8
Hyphenation ‖Stig ma ta
Pronunciations /stɪɡˈmɑːtə/

Definitions and meanings of "Stigmata"

What do we mean by stigmata?

Latin plural of stigma. noun

Pl. of stigma. noun

Plural form of stigma. noun

Marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ noun

A mark of infamy or disgrace.

A scar or birthmark.

(chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.

The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.

A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.

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The word "stigmata" in example sentences

As he awaited sentencing on bribe charges, Oliver Thomas seemingly implied that he had stigmata from a similar heroic episode: ❋ Unknown (2007)

God alone is the source of authentic stigmata, which is an external manifestation of the most ardent love and longing for God resulting in the spiritual wound of love in the heart. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

For example, some who fixate on the image of the crucifixion are known to reproduce the wounds of Christ so-called stigmata. ❋ Michael Grosso (2004)

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Three hundred thousand gathered in St. Peter's Square over the weekend, there to witness the rise to sainthood of Padre Pio, a friar who bore the stigmata, that is the marks of crucifixion. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Francis the peculiar and signal prerogative of the stigmata, that is to say, previous to imprinting on his body the five wounds of our ❋ Father Candide Chalippe (N/A)

These insensitive areas, known as stigmata, played a very important rôle in the epidemic of witchcraft hunting of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the witch was so diagnosed if she felt no pain when a needle was thrust into her. ❋ Unknown (1921)

This generous concurrence, which had martyrdom in its view, was the last disposition which the Almighty required previous to giving to Francis the peculiar and signal prerogative of the stigmata, that is to say, previous to imprinting on his body the five wounds of our Saviour Jesus Christ. ❋ Chalippe, Father Candide (1917)

The amount of blood lost during the so called stigmata varied, and some observers estimated it at about one and three-quarter pints. ❋ Unknown (1896)

Olmütz, the other to the Dominicans, energetically condemns them for calling the stigmata in question (Potthast, 10308 and 10309). ❋ Paul Sabatier (1893)

She conversed regularly with her guardian angel and was eventually granted the "stigmata," ongoing physical manifestations of the five wounds of Christ on the Cross. ❋ Mike L (2006)

Or is there some kind of stigmata that tips you off? ❋ Unknown (2006)

As regards the shape of the head, peculiar conformation of the ears, and other "stigmata," science long ago demonstrated that these are ordinarily of little or no significance. ❋ Lewis Madison Terman (1916)

In a word, he bore the wounds, or "stigmata" of Christ, on his own body. ❋ Unknown (1906)

Instances of bloody sweat and "stigmata" have been known through the ages and are most interesting anomalies. ❋ Unknown (1896)

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