Stigma
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Stigma (plural: stigmata) is a word that originally means a "sign", "point", or "branding mark". It may refer to:
As a symbolic mark [edit]
- The Mark of Cain
- Stigmata, bodily marks or wounds resembling the crucifixion wounds of Jesus
- A badge of shame, a physical mark of infamy or disgrace
- Social stigma, a severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms.
- Stigma (letter), a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau: ϛ
In biology [edit]
- Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or minute hole
- Stigma (botany), part of the female reproductive part of a flower
- Pterostigma, a cell in the outer wing of insects
In literature [edit]
- Stigma (book), a 1963 book written by Erving Goffman
- Stigma (manga), a Japanese manga story by Kazuya Minekura
In music [edit]
- Stigma (EMF album), an album recorded by the band EMF in 1992
- Stigma (Mind Assault album)
- Stigma, an album recorded by the Japanese band Yōsei Teikoku in 2005
- Stigma (Irish band), formed 1992 in Dublin
In other fields [edit]
- "Stigma" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a second-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Stigma (film), a 1972 film featuring Philip Michael Thomas
- Stigma (wrestler), a professional wrestler
See also [edit]
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