sortilege

Definition of sortilegenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sortilege
Noun
  • Soon after, Jean-Baptiste Alliette, known as Etteilla, published the first book on tarot divination and created a deck explicitly designed for fortune-telling.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For me, the most striking detail is the clear base, inspired by scrying, a form of divination involving crystal balls.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yet another closed the gap between doomsday soothsaying, beautiful love songs, the buzzing of broken refrigerators, and the august majesty of whales.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
  • As Pete says, juries almost literally live on another planet, being sequestered from the likes of us and our soothsaying.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • The center, founded in 1960, provides the data and models that other institutions and universities rely on for forecasting and research.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Tight inventory management and better demand forecasting free up margin without sacrificing quality.
    Jerry Haar, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the wake of Friday’s abysmal jobs report , investors are scrambling to understand whether the loss of 92,000 jobs in February was a blip or a foretelling of more payroll cuts to come as t he adoption of AI by corporations increases .
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The rule of thumb is that if a party sees a mass exodus of its members in Congress, that’s a bad augury.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dream books offered augury, poetry, and purpose—a kind of secular scripture for the numbers game.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sortilege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sortilege. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster