Stigmatic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The Catholic priest was known for his alleged stigmatic wounds, which were said to appear on his palms and feet every Good Friday.
- St Elmo's fire creates a stigmatic glow on ships' masts during storms, which can be an ominous sign.
- Many artists have depicted the stigmatic marks on Christ's body in their paintings of the Crucifixion.
- The hermit's body was said to bear a series of mysterious, stigmatic markings that changed with the seasons.
- Francis of Assisi was the first recorded Christian stigmatic, his wounds appearing after a vision in 1224.
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Meaning 2
Pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images).
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).