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[[File:Egyptian Die.png|400px|thumb|The six sides of an Egyptian die, used for playing games and casting lots]] | [[File:Egyptian Die.png|400px|thumb|The six sides of an Egyptian die, used for playing games and casting lots]] | ||
'''Cleromancy''' is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity. | '''Cleromancy''' is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity. | ||
Techniques for cleromancy are contained in specialized [[grimoire]]s known as [[lot books]]. | |||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||