mark of Cain

English

Etymology

• From: 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis, 4:15

• And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Noun

mark of Cain (plural marks of Cain)

1. A stigma of shame
   • 2009 September 28, Seumas Milne, “No Progress for New Labour”, in The Guardian:

     ... leader with "no guts to take on his own party" – the ultimate mark of Cain in the Blairite world view.

Translations

stigma of shame

• Estonian: Kaini märk
• Finnish: Kainin merkki
• German: Kainsmal (de) n, Kainszeichen n
• Hebrew: אוֹת קַיִן m (ot qáyin)
• Polish: znamię Kaina n, kainowe piętno (pl) n
• Russian: Ка́инова печа́ть f (Káinova pečátʹ)
• Spanish: marca de Caín
• Swedish: kainsmärke (sv) n

Further reading

• mark of Cain on Wikipedia.Wikipedia