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  1. 1. n. A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. Source: opted
  2. 2. A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. Sortes Homericæ or Virgilianæ Etym: [L., Homeric or Virgilian lots], a form of divination anciently practiced, which consisted in taking the first passage on which the eye fell, upon opening a volume of Homer or Virgil, or a passage drawn from an urn which several were deposited, as indicating future events, or the proper course to be pursued. In later times the Bible was used for the same purpose by Christians. Source: webster
  3. 3. A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. SortesHomericæ or Virgilianæ Etym: [L., Homeric or Virgilian lots], a formof divination anciently practiced, which consisted in taking thefirst passage on which the eye fell, upon opening a volume of Homeror Virgil, or a passage drawn from an urn which several weredeposited, as indicating future events, or the proper course to bepursued. In later times the Bible was used for the same purpose byChristians. Source: adambom
  4. 4. n. A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots. Source: ecdict

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