STIGMATA

stigmata

(noun) marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

STIGMA

stigma

(noun) a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

stigma

(noun) an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod

mark, stigma, brand, stain

(noun) a symbol of disgrace or infamy; “And the Lord set a mark upon Cain”--Genesis

stigma

(noun) the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

stigmata

plural of stigma

Proper noun

Stigmata

(religion, Christianity) bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ, supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria

Source: Wiktionary

Stig"ma*ta, n.;

Definition: pl. of Stigma.

STIGMA

Stig"ma, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. Etym: [L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. Stick, v. t.]

1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.

2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization. The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him. Bp. Hall. All such slaughters were from thence called Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that butchery. Sir G. Buck.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.

4. (Anat.)

Definition: A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; -- applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.

5. (Pathol.)

Definition: A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.

6. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the external openings of the tracheæ of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle. (b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion. (c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of Amphioxus.

7. (Geom.)

Definition: A point so connected by any law whatever with another point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same plane.

8. pl. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: Marks believed to have been supernaturally impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5, above.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition