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sigil definition

sigil (sij′əl)

noun

  1. a seal; signet
  2. an image or sign thought to have some mysterious power in magic or astrology

Etymology: L sigillum, dim. of signum, a sign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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