sortilege

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sortilege

/ˈsɔːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

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From Old French sortilège, from Medieval Latin sortilegium (“witchcraft”), from Latin sortilegus (“sorcerer, diviner”), from sors (“fate”) + legere (“choose”).

noun sortileges

countable, uncountable Witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions. 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.
Similar: sorcery, thaumaturgy, wizardry, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie, druidcraft

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noun magic

Português	sortilégio

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@misc{sortilege_2026,
  title = {sortilege},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sortilege},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}