devil's mark

American  

noun

1. (in witchcraft) a mark, as a scar or blemish, on the body of a person who has made a compact with a devil.

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Example Sentences

"Someone would search for the devil's mark to prove they were in league with Satan - that could be something like a mole or a birthmark. So by the time they were executed they looked the typical stereotype of a Halloween witch."

From BBC

Defendants, who typically lacked counsel, were convicted with no evidence other than personal accusations, the presence of a “devil’s mark” on their bodies or if they failed “witch tests.”

From Seattle Times

Beaufort Castle operates as a hall of mirrors, and most troubling are the callbacks to Season 1’s “The Devil’s Mark” and Claire’s reputation as a witch.

From New York Times

In the absence of a devil’s mark or neighborly mischief, anyone who stood up to authorities and publicly questioned their actions was likely to be Salem’s next top suspect.

From Time

After due deliberation the magistrates declared that a devil’s “teat” or “devil’s mark” on the body of the accused was proof of guilt, that mischief following anger between neighbors was ground for suspicion, and, most important of all, that “the devil could not assume the shape of an innocent person.”

From Time