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sigil

/ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/

sigil noun: a seal, signature or signet.

Noun

sigil (plural sigils)

  1. A seal, signature or signet.
  2. An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
  3. A nonalphanumeric symbol affixed to an identifier (such as a variable name) to indicate a property such as type or scope.

Forms of sigil

pluralsigils

Origin of sigil

Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum.

Words formed from sigil

Words that rhyme with sigil

Questions about sigil

What does sigil mean?
Sigil means a seal, signature or signet.
What part of speech is sigil?
Sigil is a noun.
How do you pronounce sigil?
Sigil is pronounced /ˈsɪd͡ʒɪl/.
What is the plural of sigil?
The plural of sigil is sigils.

Words near sigil in the dictionary

  1. sightsees
  2. sightsman
  3. sightsmen
  4. sightwise
  5. sightworthy
  6. sigil
  7. sigilic
  8. sigill
  9. sigilla
  10. sigillaria
  11. sigillarian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sigil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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