[DOC] [TLE] stigma - alphaDictionary * Free English On-line Dictionary [PAR] We have our choice of adjectives, stigmal or, my personal favorite, stigmatic. The 
verb, stigmatize (stigmatise in the UK) means "to bring disgrace upon". In Play: 
This word originally referred to the brand applied to criminals in days ... It was 
derived from Greek stigma, stigmat- "tattoo mark", from stizein, stig- "to stick, prick"
. [DOC] [TLE] Stigma | Define Stigma at Dictionary.com [PAR] Stigma definition, a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on ... 
Archaic. a mark made by a branding iron on the skin of a criminal or slave. ... But 
while the veil of privacyfor better or worsehas been lifted, the stigma still 
remains. [DOC] [TLE] Brand | Define Brand at Dictionary.com [PAR] Brand definition, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the 
... a mark formerly put upon criminals with a hot iron. 4. any mark of disgrace; 
stigma. ... The movie was filled with slapsticka brand of humor he did not find 
funny. .... mark made, usually by burning, on the skin of animals or (formerly) 
slaves or... [DOC] [TLE] Human branding - Wikipedia [PAR] Human branding or stigmatizing is the process which a mark, usually a symbol or 
ornamental ... In Dutch, (ver)branden mean "to burn", brandmerk a branded mark; 
similarly, in German, Brandzeichen means "a brand" and brandmarken, "to brand
". ... Brand marks have also been used as a punishment for convicted criminals,... [DOC] [TLE] TATTOO The Mark of Rebellion - Dial-the-Truth Ministries [PAR] Throughout history tattoos have symbolized rebellion. ... "The Latin word for '
tattoo' was stigma and the original meaning is reflected in ... a distinguishing 
mark cut into the flesh of a slave or a criminal,' and 'a mark of disgrace or 
reproach. ... In 1717, branding was abolished in the Army and replaced with 
tattooing. .. with the... [DOC] [TLE] Brand - definition of brand by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A mark burned into the flesh of criminals or slaves. 4. An association of ... 6. a 
mark of disgrace or infamy; stigma: he bore the brand of a coward. 7. a burning or
... [DOC] [TLE] BRANDING CATILINE: METAPHORICAL ENSLAVEMENT IN THE ... [PAR] "Abstract: In the First Catilinarian Oration, Cicero transforms Catiline into a slave 
by ... uitae tuae est?2 (What mark of disgrace that you have committed at home 
has not been ... through the metaphor of branding, depicts Catiline as a criminal 
slave. ... Franzen | Branding Catiline 357 means of social exclusion, and Corbeill
... [DOC] [TLE] brand - definition of brand in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, and more from Oxford ... 2An 
identifying mark burned on livestock or (especially in former times) criminals or 
slaves with a ... and yet he's the one branded as a slave, he has the brand mark 
on his back, just ... 2.2A habit or quality that causes someone public shame or 
disgrace. [DOC] [TLE] brand - definition of brand in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] Meaning, pronunciation, example sentences, and more from Oxford Dictionaries. 
... 1Mark (an animal, formerly a criminal or slave) with a branding iron. Example... [DOC] [TLE] Stigma: Tattooing and Branding in Graeco-Roman Antiquity ... [PAR] On the meaning of the word "stigma" and the practice of tattooing in antiquity ... 
the Greek root stigma, meaning mark and in particular, a brand impressed by iron
. ..... The first allusion to a caT1yiyaTias (a tattooed slave, or perhaps criminal) is 
in a ... The ban seems only to have applied to good slaves, however, for another
... [DOC] [TLE] Taking the Name, The mark, The Number: Putting It Together [PAR] This definition does not apply to the term "mark" as it is found in any other book ... 
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Question: Originally a brand applied to slaves & criminals, it has come to mean a mark of disgrace
Answer: a stigma