the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by books > choosing passages randomly > in Homer (1)
sortes Homericaea1586
In phrases sortes Virgilianae, sortes Homericae, sortes Biblicae: divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in…