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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SORTES

SORTES Sor "tes, n.,

 

Defn: pl. of Sors.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sortes

sor tes |ˈsôrˌtēz, -ˌtāz ˈsɔrtiz | plural noun [ treated as sing. ] divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative. ORIGIN Latin, chance selections (of the Bible ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

sortes

sortes |ˈsɔːtiːz, ˈsɔːteɪz |(also sortes Biblicae |ˈbɪblikiː |) plural noun [ treated as sing. ] divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative. ORIGIN Latin, chance selections (of the Bible ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Sortes

Sor tes Pluralwort , die |S o rtes …teːs |die Sortes (Plural ) lateinisch in der Antike beim Orakel verwendete Eichenstäbchen oder Bronzeplättchen