sortilege

[Mark Kohut]

Like "rainbow sortilege" a lot...lots of color around her.  

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On Jan 5, 2015, at 3:13 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sortilege
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> sortilege
> 
> [sawr-tl-ij] Spell Syllables
> 
> Word Origin
> 
> noun
> 1.
> the drawing of lots for divination; divination bylot.
> 2.
> sorcery; magic.
> OriginExpand
> Middle English
> Medieval Latin
> Latin
> 1350-1400
> 1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latinsortilegium, for Latin
> sortilegus, equivalent to sort-(stem of sors) lot, chance + -i- -i- +
> -legus (derivativeof legere to read, count, choose out); see -ium
> Related formsExpand
> sortilegic
> [sawr-tl-ej-ik] (Show IPA), sortilegious
> [sawr-tl-ee-juh s] (Show IPA), adjective
> Dictionary.com Unabridged
> Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2015.
> Cite This Source
> British Dictionary definitions for sortilegeExpand
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> sortilege
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> /ˈsɔːtɪlɪdʒ/
> noun
> 1.
> the act or practice of divination by drawing lots
> 2.
> magic or sorcery
> Word Origin
> C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin sortilegium,from Latin
> sortilegus a soothsayer, from sors fate + legere to select
> Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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> Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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> [...]
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> Quotes with sortilege
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> Captain, the man of skill, the expert Leader, the creator of bursting
> color And rainbow sortilege,...
> 
> Wallace Stevens
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> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sortilege
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