Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In geometry, the doctrine of the relations of a stigma to its index. See
stigma , 7.
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- noun Plural form of
stigmatic .
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Examples
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On coming out of the ecstasy the saint's limbs were covered with wounds produced by whips, cords etc.Dr. Imbert has attempted to count the number of stigmatics, with the following results:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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There were 20 stigmatics in the nineteenth century.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Florentine Dominican of the sixteenth century, and with several other stigmatics.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Accordingly, in three cases out of every four, the mystical marriage has been granted to stigmatics.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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On the other hand, unlike natural wounds of a certain duration, those of stigmatics do not give forth a fetid odour.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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With many stigmatics these apparitions were periodical, e.g.,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Dr. Imbert counts 321 stigmatics in whom there is every reason to believe in a Divine action.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Still, skeptics maintain that the stigmatics are pulling the wool over onlookers 'eyes.
ABC News: ABCNews 2010
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) (1887-1968) 3. There were 20 stigmatics in the nineteenth century.
Latest Articles Catholic.org 2010
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Taking his new-found asceticism a step further, there is growing talk that the prime minister will even pay homage at the shrine of one of Italy's most revered stigmatics, St Pio of Pietrelcina.
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