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
Other Word Forms
- sigilistic adjective
- sigillary adjective
Etymology
Origin of sigil
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin sigillum “statuette, figure, stamped figure,” diminutive of signum sign; seal 1
Example Sentences
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Five months ago, Carucci got a ponto riscado tattooed on their throat — a sigil meant to invoke specific work with the main god in the Afro-Brazilian religion they practice, known as Quimbanda and Umbanda.
From Los Angeles Times
The sigil is said to encourage the articulation of thoughts and feelings and aid in making music.
From Los Angeles Times
What is the same is the ears, the sigil and the cowl.
From Los Angeles Times
Eagle-eyed citizen detectives who scan the video discover a thumbnail view where the campfire actually roars to life and forms the mysterious sigil from season one.
From Salon
The big one happens back in Númenor, where Galadriel has taken advantage of the island’s archives to learn that Sauron’s sigil is actually a kind of map, and that it reveals the new Dark Lord’s intentions to establish a full-on evil realm.
From New York Times
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