Sortes
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative. plural, plural-only
"Book oracles, called sortes (from the Latin sors = lot, indicating that one would obtain the answers by casting lots), allowed for consultation on the spot; the oracle could even come to the petitioner!"
Example
More examples"Book oracles, called sortes (from the Latin sors = lot, indicating that one would obtain the answers by casting lots), allowed for consultation on the spot; the oracle could even come to the petitioner!"
Etymology
From Latin plural of sors (“lot, fate, oracular response”).