Толковый словарь английского языка - stigma
Stigma
stigma
noun (plural ~ta or ~s) see: stick Date: circa 1593 1. a scar left by a hot iron ; brand , a mark of shame or discredit ; stain , an identifying mark or characteristic, 2. bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy, petechia , 3. a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal, the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate, ~l adjective
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n. (pl. stigmas or esp. in sense 4 stigmata) 1 a mark or sign of disgrace or discredit. 2 (foll. by of) a distinguishing mark or characteristic. 3 the part of a pistil that receives the pollen in pollination. 4 (in pl.) Eccl. (in Christian belief) marks corresponding to those left on Christ's body by the Crucifixion, said to have been impressed on the bodies of St Francis of Assisi and others. 5 a mark or spot on the skin or on a butterfly-wing. 6 Med. a visible sign or characteristic of a disease. 7 an insect's spiracle. Etymology: L f. Gk stigma -atos a mark made by a pointed instrument, a brand, a dot: rel. to STICK(1) STIGMATIC adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or relating to a stigma or stigmas. 2 = ANASTIGMATIC. --n. Eccl. a person bearing stigmata. Derivatives stigmatically adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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