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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[Latin]] stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from [[Greek]], from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
[[Latin]] stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from [[Greek]], from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
*Date: circa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1593]
*Date: circa [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1593]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 a archaic : a [[scar]] left by a hot iron : brand
*1 a archaic : a [[scar]] left by a hot iron : brand
:b : a mark of [[shame]] or discredit : stain <bore the stigma of cowardice>
:b : a mark of [[shame]] or discredit : stain <bore the stigma of cowardice>
:c : an identifying mark or characteristic; specifically : a specific diagnostic sign of a [[disease]]
:c : an identifying mark or [[Attribute|characteristic]]; specifically : a specific diagnostic sign of a [[disease]]
*2 a stigmata plural : [[bodily]] marks or [[pains]] resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious [[ecstasy]]
*2 a stigmata plural : [[bodily]] marks or [[pains]] resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious [[ecstasy]]
:b : petechia
:b : petechia
*3 a : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or [[animal]]
*3 a : a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or [[animal]]
:b : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate
:b : the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate
==Description==
A badge of [[shame]], also a [[symbol]] of shame, mark of shame, or simply a '''stigma''', is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific [[group]] or an [[individual]] for the [[purpose]] of public [[humiliation]] or [[persecution]]. Under the Poor Law Act of 1697, paupers in receipt of parish relief were required to wear a badge of blue or red cloth on the shoulder of the right sleeve in an open and visible [[manner]], in order to make life more humiliating for the [[poor]].
The yellow badge that [[Jews]] were required to wear in parts of Europe during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages], and later in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi Germany] and German–occupied Europe, was intended to be a badge of [[shame]]. The term may also refer to other identifying marks that are associated with shame. The biblical "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_and_mark_of_Cain Mark of Cain]" can be interpreted as synonymous with a badge of shame.The term is also used [[metaphor]]ically, especially in a pejorative sense, to characterize something associated with a [[person]] or group as shameful.
[[Category: Sociology]]
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[[Category: General Reference]]
