Stigmatic

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1. Noun

A notorious profligate or criminal who has been branded; one who bears the marks of infamy or punishment.

2. Noun

A person who is marked or deformed by nature.

3. Noun

A person bearing the wounds on the hands and feet resembling those of Jesus Christ caused by His crucifixion; -- for true stigmantics the wounds are supposed to have been caused miraculously, as a sign of great holiness.

4. Adjective

Alt. of Stigmatical
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