Crossword clues for sortilege
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sortilege \Sor"ti*lege\, n. [F. sortil[`e]ge, fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot + legere to gather, to select.] The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
A woman infamous for sortileges and witcheries.
--Sir
W. Scott.
Wiktionary
n. witchcraft, magic, especially as a means of making decisions or predictions.
Wikipedia
Sortilege may refer to:
- Sortilège, a cocktail made with Canadian whisky and maple syrup, see Canadian cuisine
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Sortilège (band), a French heavy metal band
- Sortilège (EP)
Sortilège was a French heavy metal band from Paris, regarded by many as a cult band of the French scene, the group ceased to exist in 1986.
Sortilège is the debut EP by French heavy metal band Sortilège. It was released by Rave-On Records in 1983.
CD reissue as bonus tracks contains English versions of Bourreau, Gladiateur and Amazone. It also contains three songs from the album Metamorfosis (English release of Métamorphose) which are also on English language. Blade Killer (English version of Bourreau) was featured on Rave-On Hits Hard, a various artist compilation disc published by Rave-On Records.
Chuck Schuldiner of Death, probably inspired by Sortilège, used intro similar to intro from Amazone on Death's song Evil Dead that is found on Scream Bloody Gore album from 1987.
Usage examples of "sortilege".
Esarhaddon is employing a mode of sortilege by arrows, belomancy, which was extensively practised among the Chaldeans, as also among the Arabs.
The least of these was sortilege, the drawing of lots, or astragalomancy, the use of dice or buckle-bones or sticks, neither of which, as Luria had pointed out, were practiced in the Department, although they were much abused by charlatans.
The third is the consideration of some human act for the purpose of finding out something that is hidden, and is called by the name of Sortilege.
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.
If the latter got worried, they could bring more to bear in the way of sortileges than the average person.