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stigma

/ˈstɪɡmə/
noun
  1. A mark of infamy or disgrace.

  2. A scar or birthmark.

  3. (chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.

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