Difference between revisions of "Stigma"
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*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 | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 9 January 2010
Etymology
Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from Greek, from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
- Date: circa 1593
Definitions
- 1 a archaic : a scar left by a hot iron : brand
- 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
- 2 a stigmata plural : bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy
- b : petechia
- 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
