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stigmatic

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/stɪɡˈmætɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stɪgˈmætɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stig mat′ik)

stig•mat•ic (stig mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

Also, stig•mat′i•cal.
Zoologypertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.
Botanypertaining to or having the character of a stigma.
Opticsconverging to a point;
anastigmatic.

a person marked with supernatural stigmata.

Medieval Latin stigmaticus, equivalent. to stigmat- (stem of stigma stigma) + -icus -ic
1585–95

stig•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
stig•mat′i•cal•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

stigmatic /stɪɡˈmætɪk/, stigmatical /stɪɡˈmætɪk^əl/ adj

relating to or having a stigma or stigmata
another word for anastigmatic

n also: stigmatist /ˈstɪɡmətɪst/

chiefly a person marked with the stigmata

stig•ma /ˈstɪgmə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. stig•ma•ta /ˈstɪgmətə, stɪgˈmɑtə, -ˈmætə/USA pronunciation stig•mas.

a mark of reproach, shame, or disgrace:no stigma attached to losing the election.
Pathology, Psychiatry
- a mark characteristic of a defect or disease:the stigmata of leprosy.
- a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.
Botanythe part of a pistil on a flower that receives the pollen.
Religion stigmata, [plural] marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Jesus, said to appear on the bodies of certain holy persons.

stig•mat•ic /stɪgˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation adj.

stig•ma (stig′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. stig•ma•ta (stig′mə tə, stig mä′tə, -mat′ə),USA pronunciation stig•mas.

a mark of disgrace or infamy;
a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
Pathology, Psychiatry[Med.]
- a mental or physical mark that is characteristic of a defect or disease:the stigmata of leprosy.
- a place or point on the skin that bleeds during certain mental states, as in hysteria.
Zoology
- a small mark, spot, or pore on an animal or organ.
- the eyespot of a protozoan.
- an entrance into the respiratory system of insects.
Botanythe part of a pistil that receives the pollen. See diag. under flower.
Religion stigmata, marks resembling the wounds of the crucified body of Christ, said to be supernaturally impressed on the bodies of certain persons, esp. nuns, tertiaries, and monastics.
[Archaic.]a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave.

Greek stígma tattoo mark, equivalent. to stig- (stem of stízein to tattoo) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action; see stick²
Latin
1580–90

'stigmatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anastigmatic - astigmatic - stigmatism - stigmatize

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