English
Etymology
From Old French sortilège, from mediæval Latin sortilegium, from Latin sortilegus �sorcerer, diviner�, from sors �sort� + legere �choose�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�s�:tɪlɪʤ/
Noun
en-noun
- witchcraft|Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions.
#:*1819: We have therefore summoned to our presence a Jewish woman, by name Rebecca, daughter of Isaac of York � a woman infamous for sortileges and for witcheries � Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
#:*2001: �Too much evil sortilege,� Glad always says when someone suggests he open a franchise over Cheat Ridge. � JT Leroy, Sarah
Translations
Portuguese: sortilégio m
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ru:sortilege
vi:sortilege
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