What is "stigmata"

Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. Stigmas, L. Stigmata. [L., a mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See Stick, v. t.]

1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.

2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.

   The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.
   --Bp. Hall.

   All such slaughters were from thence called Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that butchery.
   --Sir G. Buck.

3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower.

4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; -- applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.

5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.

6. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. One of the external openings of the trache[ae] of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.

   2. One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids. See Illust. of Scorpion.

   3. One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of Amphioxus.

7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with another point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same plane.

8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5, above.

Stigmata \Stig"ma*ta\, n.; pl. of Stigma.

n. (en-irregular plural of: stigma)

1. n. the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

2. a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis [syn: mark, brand, stain]

3. an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod

4. a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

5. [also: stigmata (pl)]

n. marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

See stigma

Stigmata (singular stigma) is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe body marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, and feet. An individual bearing the wounds of Stigmata is referred to as a Stigmatist or a Stigmatic.

The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians where he says, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus." Stigmata is the plural of the Greek word στίγμα stigma, meaning a mark, tattoo, or brand such as might have been used for identification of an animal or slave.

Stigmata are primarily associated with the Roman Catholic faith. Many reported stigmatics are members of Catholic religious orders. St. Francis of Assisi was the first recorded stigmatic in Christian history. For over fifty years, St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin reported stigmata which were studied by several 20th-century physicians.

A high percentage (perhaps over 80%) of all stigmatics are women. In his Stigmata: A Medieval Phenomenon in a Modern Age, Ted Harrison suggests that there is no single mechanism whereby the marks of stigmata were produced. There have been many cases of fraudulent stigmata.

Stigmata is a German record label.

Founded in 1999, as the underground offspring of studio partners Chris Liebing and André Walter, their legendary Stigmata series has become a unique and widespread driving force in the global techno scene.

Stigmata is a Sri Lankan heavy-metal band based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, formed in 1999.

Stigmata is the fourth album by Finnish heavy metal band Tarot, released in 1995 by Bluelight Records.1 A remastered edition with bonus tracks was released in 2006 by Blastic Heaven.2

Stigmata is based Russian metalcore band based in Saint Petersburg that formed in 2000.

Stigmata is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Patricia Arquette as an atheist hairdresser from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who is afflicted with the stigmata after acquiring a rosary formerly owned by a deceased Italian priest who himself suffered from the phenomenon. Gabriel Byrne plays a Vatican official who investigates her case, and Jonathan Pryce plays a corrupt Catholic Church official.

Despite being a box office success, earning over $85 million on a $29 million budget, the film received generally negative reviews from critics.

Stigmata is the second album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. The album was Arch Enemy's first to see worldwide release, in Europe and North America on Century Media Records, and in Japan again on Toy's Factory records. Stigmata features session drummer Peter Wildoer, who had also appeared in Christopher Amott's solo project Armageddon on the 1997 album Crossing the Rubicon, shortly before the recording of the album. The album was reissued on May 25, 2009, featuring a new layout, packaging, and bonus tracks. Stigmata not only contains a title track, but a track named after their previous album as well. The Sri Lankan metal band Stigmata named themselves after this album.

Stigmata, bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus

Stigmata may also refer to:

• Stigmata (film), a 1999 movie produced by Frank Mancuso Jr
• Stigmata (band), a Sri Lankan heavy metal band
• Stigmata (Russian band), a Russian metalcore band
• Stigmata (Arch Enemy album), a 1998 album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy
• Stigmata (Tarot album), a 1995 album by the Finnish metal band Tarot
• "Stigmata" (song), song released as a single and a video by industrial metal band Ministry, from the 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey
• "Stigmata", a single from the Finnish goth rock band The 69 Eyes
• "Stigmata", a single released by the Japanese band Rentrer en Soi
• Stigmata (record label), a German record label
• The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, a 1965 novel by Philip K. Dick
• Stigmata of the liver, a symptom of chronic liver disease
• Spiracles, entrances to the respiratory system of some insects
• Stigmata, a piercing shop in Liverpool, England.

"Stigmata" is a song by industrial metal band Ministry, released as a single from their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. The song features distorted vocals, guitars and compressed drum machine loops. The song was an underground hit. The video features gritty black and white, strobe-like montages of eyes, machinery, gears, symbols, the band playing live, Paul Barker on a motorcycle, and what appear to be neo-Nazi skinheads. The song was said to be "Ministry's finest moment until 1992". The track was later featured in the 1990 science fiction horror movie Hardware. It also appeared in the 1995 Hong Kong action comedy film Rumble in the Bronx.