stigmata
Speech parts
1. stigmata - Noun
Derived from stigma
3. Stigmata - Proper noun
Meaning
of Stigma
pl. of Stigma.
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Religious morality shows the original stigmata of authoritarianism precisely because it pretends to be the revelation of divine authority.
Appearance of stigmata frequently coincided with times when issues of authority loomed large in the Church.
As the book explains, the 'three stigmata' are a mechanical arm, slotted eyes and metallic teeth, which represent alienation, blurred reality, and despair.
For example, Magdalena de la Cruz, having become ill in 1543 and fearful of dying a sinner, confessed that her stigmata, inedia, and other phenomena were deliberate deceptions."
He also confirmed, on October 29, 1255, in the Bull "Benigna Operatio", the reality of the stigmata attributed to S. Francis of Assisi.
Magdalena de la Cruz for example confessed before she died that her stigmata was deliberate deception.