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sor·ti·lege (sôr

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

2. Sorcery; witchcraft.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from sortilegus, diviner : Latin sors, sort-, lot; see ser-² in Indo-European roots + Latin legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

sortilege [ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ]

1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) the act or practice of divination by drawing lots

2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) magic or sorcery

[via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select]

sortilege

a form of divination involving drawing lots.

See also: Divination, Magic

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