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sigil

[ sij-il ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power: Create a sigil to represent your goal or resolution and carve it into the candle.
Seven sigils spell out the names of the seven archangels who govern the days of the week.
Create a sigil to represent your goal or resolution and carve it into the candle.
a seal or signet.

sigil

/ ˈsɪdʒɪlərɪ; ˈsɪdʒɪl /

Origin of sigil¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin sigillum “statuette, figure, stamped figure,” diminutive of signum sign; seal ¹

Origin of sigil¹

C17: from Latin sigillum a little sign, from signum a sign

As the sigil of House Tyrell is a rose, the sobriquet is a play on her cunning and prickliness.

Sigil, sij′il, n. a seal: a signature: an occult or magical mark.

The blue sigil fell out the release-slot and was handed back to its bearer, who was drawing up his left sleeve.

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