Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sortes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: sortes
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative.

Example Sentences

"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”).

Phrases

sortes Biblicae sortes Homericae sortes Virgilianae

Questions

What does sortes mean?: divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative.
Where does sortes come from?: From Latin plural of sors (“lot, fate, oracular response”).

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