sigil

Example Sentences

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Five months ago, Carucci got a ponto riscado tattooed on their throat — a sigil meant to invoke specific work with the main god in the Afro-Brazilian religion they practice, known as Quimbanda and Umbanda.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The kids-of-all-ages end, populated by “Muppet Show” alumni, wear the sigil of House Disney.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

Often working with their house sigil imagery in combination with character traits, Jonathan has developed a fantastic set of images that depict each character in black and gold ink.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2020

What happened was that Pepe the Frog became a sigil.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2018

"You'd think the royal sigil would be sufficient, but no. He makes his mother's House equal in honor to the king's."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin