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The '''sign of the cog''', '''sign of the cogwheel''',{{Fn|18}} '''sign of the Cult Omnissiah'''{{Fn|19a}}, or '''sign of the Icon Mechanicus''',{{Fn|19b}} is a hand gesture to indicate faith and deference towards the Machine God. This sign is equivalent in function to the [[Imperial Cult]]'s [[sign of the aquila]] but used in the context of the Cult Mechanicus.{{Fn|17e}}
The sign of the cog is made by lacing both hands together across one's torso. The sign can be, and is regularly, made by unaugmented human hands.{{Fn|17e}} The One's knuckles are described as being knotted and , meshed,{{Fn|19a}} or interlaced.{{Fn|19a23}} This gesture is often used while praying to the Machine God.{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|17c}} It is also used when showing solemn thanks and respect to a member of the Cult Mechanicus{{Fn|17d}} or an honoured machine, such as a [[Knight]].{{Fn|17b}} Making a circular symbol over one's breast: the sign of the cogwheel, might be done to pay one's respects to the deceased.{{Fn|18}}
Those of the Imperial Cult and Cult Mechanicus will sometimes make the symbol of each-other's faith during a formal greeting, when giving solemn thanks, or showing showing one's respect. The mutual gesture expresses a sense of cooperation and solidarity between the two cultures working together. Most Imperials tend to make the sign of the cog with a laboured unfamiliarity. Regardless of execution, this gesture tends to meet with a degree of approval or appreciation from the Mechanicus party.{{Fn|19b}}
There are other polite salutes accepted by many sects of the Cult. In representation of the Opus Machina, one makes a circle with their hands in front of their face then over their heart.{{Fn|24}}
===Religious Excerpts===
**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|22b}}: Chapter 3
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Spiritus in Machina (Short Story)]] - [[Inferno! (2018) Vol.2]]
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Archmagos (Novel)]], Chapter Nine ''Impossibility Squared''
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[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Religions]]
