sigil
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- noun
- /ˈsɪdʒəl/
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sigilo
- Many cultures used unique sigils to represent their deities and invoke their powers.
- House Sigil
- cult sigil
- Thrones sigils
Examples
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All the cultists—who are a cross-section of obsessives—wear the same simple T-shirts, painted with the cult's sigil.
Fiction book (1995) -
The ancient book was filled with sigils believed to protect against evil spirits.
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As quickly as possible, he drew a second sigil on the other hand.
Blog text (11) -
You will each need to bleed on the primary sigil, here.
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Moving among the dead, passing up and down the silent rows, he drew a sigil above each one.
Fiction book (1991) -
So the sigil of an Archangel is really the symbolic signature of that Being.
Blog text (20) -
You needn't hide your sigils from me.
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He looked for a telltale mark, saw a sigil chalked on a bit of brick.
Fiction book (1991) -
Damien noticed sigils burned into the wood, ward-signs etched into the heavy posts.
Fiction book (1991) -
It might involve prayer or chanting or sigils, but the key is clearly visualizing the intent as you place each item.
Synonyms
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An object that stands for an idea or feeling
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A card in tarot readings chosen to represent a person or situation
A mark used in ancient Greek texts to show meaning
How Magical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sigil comes from the old Latin word sigillum, which means 'small seal' and from signum 'sign'. Think of a tiny stamped sign people treated like a source of power — that's why sigil means a magical mark or symbol.