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Occult device
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sigil
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Word definitions for sigil in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sigil is an American comic book series published by CrossGen Entertainment from July 2000 to December 2003 , ending at issue forty-two. Sigil was one of the publisher's first four titles (the others are Mystic , Scion , and Meridian ), a science fiction ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A seal, signature or signet. 2 A sign, image or symbol considered to be magical. 3 (context programming English) A nonalphanumeric character affixed to a symbol (e.g. variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sigil \Sig"il\, n. [L. sigillum. See Seal a stamp.] A seal; a signature. --Dryden. Of talismans and sigils knew the power. --Pope.
Usage examples of sigil.
I was spared the unwelcome task by none other than Queen Ullanoth, who had scried the little boys from a distance with the powerful moonstone sigil named Subtle Loophole.
He carefully avoided any contact with the ring, which was a powerful sigil named Weathermaker.
Loophole sigil of late, but my ordinary scrying reveals him to be in a state of unusual excitement.
No ordinary talent is able to scry the moonstones, but her Subtle Loophole sigil can.
That particular sigil is the most powerful one she possesses, and the price of its conjuring is tremendous.
Unknown Potency, at the same time forbidding him to make use of it, or any other sigil, on pain of instant annihilation.
A liberated sigil retains its efficacy, without exacting the former pain-price.
Conjure-Queen employed her Loophole sigil to see us coming, and smote our landing force with a great storm conjured by Weathermaker.
Eminence, a living sigil will ordinarily burn or even kill an unauthorized person who ventures to seize it.
Aside from his undeniable fighting prowess, his own sigil enables him to communicate with us across long distances, so we always know how his ventures are faring.
And I must emphasize that correct pronunciation is absolutely critical for bringing a sigil to life.
Honigalus bade you use your Weathermaker sigil to speed our vessels along to Cala Bay, while delaying the Tarnian mercenaries who were coming to the aid of Cathra.
The Great Lights share their power with sigil owners, and extract a price in return.
Each time one uses a sigil, one suffers subsequent pain during sleep until the debt is repaid.
Even worse is a sigil called Subtle Loophole, also owned by the Conjure-Queen.