stigme

Etymology
An adaptation of the short stem of the  and the. Compare and ;  and ;, , , and.

Noun

 * 1) * c. 1400, Apology for Lollard Doctrines, page 92:
 * Ȝe schal not prik ȝor flesch, ne mak to ȝow ani figeris, ne stigmes, þat are woundis.
 * Ye shall not prick your flesh, nor make to you any figures, nor stigmes, that are wounds.
 * 1) * a. 1619,, Atheomastix (1622), book I, chapter iv, § 1, page 20:
 * None..haue..branded any nation with the marke and stigme of Atheisme.
 * 1) A dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.
 * 1) A dot used as a punctuation mark in historical Greek texts, especially at the top of the line, equivalent to a period or full stop.