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
Etymology
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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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 ● Mar. 15, 2023
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 ● Dec. 21, 2022
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
"He gave no name, and wore no sigil on his coat. He paid in gold, twice the customary sum, and said he was paying once for the boy, and once for my silence."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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