sambenito — meaning in English

English meaning

• stigma noun A mark of shame or disgrace attached to a person, group, or condition.

Senses

sambenito is used for these senses in English:

• sackcloth (usually with “and ashes”, also, figurative) Garments worn as an act of penance.
• stigma A mark of infamy or disgrace.

stigma — full definition

1. noun A mark of shame or disgrace attached to a person, group, or condition.
2. noun In botany, the sticky tip of a flower's pistil that receives pollen.

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