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sigil
[ sij-il ]
/ ˈsɪdʒ ɪl /
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noun
a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power: 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.
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Origin of sigil
OTHER WORDS FROM sigil
sig·il·lar·y [sij-uh-ler-ee], /ˈsɪdʒ əˌlɛr i/, adjectivesig·il·is·tic [sij-i-lis-tik], /ˌsɪdʒ ɪˈlɪs tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby sigil
sight rhyme, sight screen, sightsee, sightseeing, sight unseen, sigil, sigillate, SIGINT, Sigismund, Sigismund II, sigla
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How to use sigil in a sentence
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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British Dictionary definitions for sigil
sigil
/ (ˈsɪdʒɪl) /
noun rare
a seal or signet
a sign or image supposedly having magical power
Derived forms of sigil
sigillary (ˈsɪdʒɪlərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for sigil
C17: from Latin sigillum a little sign, from signum a sign
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