sigil
Americannoun
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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.
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a seal or signet.
noun
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a seal or signet
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a sign or image supposedly having magical power
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Origin of sigil
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin sigillum “statuette, figure, stamped figure,” diminutive of signum sign; see seal 1
Example Sentences
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The sigil is said to encourage the articulation of thoughts and feelings and aid in making music.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023
The kids-of-all-ages end, populated by “Muppet Show” alumni, wear the sigil of House Disney.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020
There is also a kings section in Clash of Kings where often the normal house sigil no longer applies — Joffrey’s, for example, uses a combination of the Baratheon stag and the Lannister lion.
From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2020
What happened was that Pepe the Frog became a sigil.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2018
The direwolf was the sigil of the Starks, but Arya felt more a lamb, surrounded by a herd of other sheep.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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