stigmatist

[ stig-muh-tist ]

noun

1. a person who bears stigmata ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of stigmatist¹

1600–10; stigma(ta) ( def ) + -ist

Example Sentences

Facts: the Italian stigmatist Padre Pio carried wounds that penetrated both hands and feet medially throughout his lifetime.

From The New Yorker

A thaumaturgus of our days, unless of an extreme simplicity, like that manifested by certain stigmatists of Germany, is odious; for he performs miracles without believing in them; and is a mere charlatan.

From Project Gutenberg