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

Wrestling fell asleep in the forest to dream of the fiery netherworld, of dancers with slippery hips, of Marigold for whom he signs the devil's book, has the devil's mark seered into his forehead.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was big, he was beautiful, he had a way—but always there was the devil's mark.

From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various

In 1649 he pricked Patrick Watson, of West Fenton, and Minie Haliburton his wife, and found the devil's mark on the husband's back, and the same evil one's impress on the wife's neck.

From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist

Their graves must not rise above the level of the soil, and the devil's mark is placed upon the lintel of their doors.

From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by Mitchell, J. Murray (John Murray)

Next morning, when I entered her chamber, she received me with even more gayety, and putting aside my coiffure, said, 'Let me see if I can find the devil's mark here!'

From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane