stigma
/ˈstɪɡmə/ noun C1- An indication of infamy or disgrace.
- A permanent identity mark branded, cut or tattooed onto the skin, typically given to slaves, criminals and traitors.
- A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
- A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
- A scar or birthmark.
- The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
- Synonym of pterostigma.
Plural stigmata
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Nobody knows better than yourself that the bandits of Corsica are not rogues or thieves, but purely and simply fugitives, driven by some sinister motive from their native town or village, and that their fellowship involves no disgrace or stigma; for my own part, I protest that, should I ever go to Corsica, my first visit, ere even I presented myself to the mayor or prefect, should be to the bandits of Colomba, if I could only manage to find them; for, on my conscience, they are a race of men I admire greatly.”
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