stigmata (In Christian mysticism

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• stigmata — stig·ma·ta (stĭg mäʹtə, mătʹə, stĭgʹmə ) n. A plural of stigma. * * * In Christian mysticism, bodily marks, scars, or pains suffered in places corresponding to those of the crucified Jesus on the hands and feet, near the heart, and sometimes on… …   Universalium

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