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   sor·ti·lege

   /ˈsôrdlij/

   noun

   • 1. the practice of foretelling the future from a card or other item drawn at random from a collection. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin sortilegium ‘sorcery’, from Latin sortilegus ‘sorcerer’, from Latin sors, sort- ‘lot, chance’ + legere ‘choose’.

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   noun. sor· ti· lege ˈsȯr-tə-lij. -ˌlej. Synonyms of sortilege. 1. : divination by lots. 2. : sorcery. Word History. Etymology. Middle English, from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus foretelling, from sort-, sors lot + -i- + legere to gather — more at legend. First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1.

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   Sortilege definition: the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.. See examples of SORTILEGE used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. the act or practice of divination by drawing lots 2. magic or sorcery.... Click for more definitions.

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   Sortilege definition: The act or practice of foretelling the future by drawing lots.

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   sortilege. ( ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ) n. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) the act or practice of divination by drawing lots. 2. (Alternative Belief Systems) magic or sorcery. [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select]

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sortilege. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Mar 12, 2024 · sortilege ( countable and uncountable, plural sortileges) Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions.

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   Synonyms for SORTILEGE: divination, divining, soothsaying, fortune-telling, forecasting, foretelling, prophesying, augury; Antonyms of SORTILEGE: science.

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    sortilege: The act or practice of foretelling the future by drawing lots.

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    sortilege / ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ / n. the act or practice of divination by drawing lots; Etymology: 14 th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select