sortilege

noun

Definition of sortilegenext
as in divination

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  1. divination
  2. divining
  3. soothsaying
  4. forecasting
  5. foretelling
  6. augury
Noun
  • The competition series featured masters of shamanism, tarot, face and foot reading, saju and other divination disciplines competing in challenges that tested their abilities, using tools including fans, bells, dowsing rods and modern-day laptops.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The dichotomy exists then and now, which is why Plath’s work has longevity, and tarot is still a powerful form of divination because both speak to the soul.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of divination
Noun
  • Practice divining with an obsidian mirror.
    — Sandra Cisneros, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Astronauts could, in principle, descend into the treacherously dark and cold craters to look for themselves, but most of this water divining will be conducting by robots.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of divining
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  • That is to say, it was preceded by soothsayings of unparalleled gloom, which faded at the first kick of a ball.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • This is the mix of soothsaying and realism that entrepreneurs like Musk deploy to raise money for their companies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of soothsaying
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  • The Saudi market is the only index to have risen so far this year, with the kingdom forecasting growth as most of its crude has been diverted to Red Sea ports.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
  • Argonne will lead or support projects to speed nuclear energy deployment, grid reliability, weather forecasting, and scientific infrastructure.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of forecasting
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  • 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
Definition of foretelling
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  • But the most promising augury for season two is that Widow’s Bay is old-school monster-of-the-week episodic television.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of augury
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