sigil
/ˈsɪdʒɪl/
a symbol condensed from words and charged with intent
sigil in a sentence
“The logo worked like a sigil: a paragraph of positioning compressed into one mark.”
Origin of sigil
Latin sigillum little sign, seal
Related Words
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a word or phrase repeated to focus the mind
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the archetypal magic word
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meaningless incantation; trickery dressed as ritual
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a phrase that unlocks what force cannot
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a word used to detect outsiders by how they pronounce it
anathema
a formal curse of banishment; a thing utterly abhorred