sortilege

[ sawr-tl-ij ]

/ ˈsɔr tl ɪdʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sortilege ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.

sorcery; magic.

Origin of sortilege

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin sortilegium, for Latin sortilegus, equivalent to sort- (stem of sors) lot, chance + -i--i- + -legus (derivative of legere to read, count, choose out); see -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM sortilege

sor·ti·leg·ic

[sawr-tl-ej-ik], /ˌsɔr tlˈɛdʒ ɪk/, sor·ti·le·gious

[sawr-tl-ee-juhs], /ˌsɔr tlˈi dʒəs/, adjective

Words nearby sortilege

sortal, sortation, sort code, sorted, sortie, sortilege, sorting, sorting tracks, sortition, sort out, sorus

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Example sentences from the Web for sortilege

On the same occasions, the will of the gods was ascertained by the casting of lot or other processes of sortilege.
Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson
And strangely enough it resembled the state of mind of a man who fears disenchantment more than sortilege.
Within the Tides|Joseph Conrad
I do not know where this form of sortilege originated; it is probably as old as Luther's Bible.
The Graysons|Edward Eggleston
This narrative, of combined bibliomancy and sortilege, is a curious one, but let it pass.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)|Luke Tyerman

"'Tis witchcraft and sortilege, maleficium et sortilegium," said the abbat.
A Legend of Reading Abbey|Charles MacFarlane

British Dictionary definitions for sortilege

sortilege

/ (ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ) /

noun

the act or practice of divination by drawing lots

magic or sorcery

Word Origin for sortilege

C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sortilege
释义	sortilege [ sawr-tl-ij ] / ˈsɔr tl ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sortilege ON THESAURUS.COM noun the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot. sorcery; magic. Origin of sortilege 1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin sortilegium, for Latin sortilegus, equivalent to sort- (stem of sors) lot, chance + -i--i- + -legus (derivative of legere to read, count, choose out); see -ium OTHER WORDS FROM sortilege sor·ti·leg·ic [sawr-tl-ej-ik], /ˌsɔr tlˈɛdʒ ɪk/, sor·ti·le·gious [sawr-tl-ee-juhs], /ˌsɔr tlˈi dʒəs/, adjective Words nearby sortilege sortal, sortation, sort code, sorted, sortie, sortilege, sorting, sorting tracks, sortition, sort out, sorus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sortilege On the same occasions, the will of the gods was ascertained by the casting of lot or other processes of sortilege. Canute the Great\|Laurence Marcellus Larson And strangely enough it resembled the state of mind of a man who fears disenchantment more than sortilege. Within the Tides\|Joseph Conrad I do not know where this form of sortilege originated; it is probably as old as Luther's Bible. The Graysons\|Edward Eggleston This narrative, of combined bibliomancy and sortilege, is a curious one, but let it pass. The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2)\|Luke Tyerman "'Tis witchcraft and sortilege, maleficium et sortilegium," said the abbat. A Legend of Reading Abbey\|Charles MacFarlane British Dictionary definitions for sortilege sortilege / (ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ) / noun the act or practice of divination by drawing lots magic or sorcery Word Origin for sortilege C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sortilege augury, enchantment, witchcraft, witchery
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sortilege

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