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- Ancient Greek · derived fromστίγμα“brand”
- English todaystigmata
From Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”). Nominative plural: στίγματα (stígmata).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stigmata
Today it means: bodily marks or sores, corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ; supposed to occur during states of religious ecstasy or hysteria, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically Full definition →
Ancient Greek στίγμα