lot-casting
Choosing by chance
Lot-casting is the practice of making decisions by random selection, typically by drawing marked objects from a container, throwing dice, or similar methods.
Throughout history, people have cast lots to divide property, assign duties, settle disputes, or discern divine will.
The apostles used lot-casting to choose Judas's replacement.
The practice appears in many religious texts and ancient cultures as a way to remove human bias or invite supernatural guidance into important decisions.
Marked cubes for chance
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- stakesPosts or wagers
odds · risk · betting · throw · draw · probability · uncertainty · luck
Authoritative wisdom source
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
- omenProphetic indicator
fate · destiny · soothsaying · sacred · ritual · priest · temple · deity
Chosen item or items
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- allocationDistribution of shares
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- determinationFirmness of purpose
random · impartial · fair · tie-breaker · jury · draft · conscription · distribution
dice
Marked cubes for chance
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
stakes · odds · risk · betting · throw · draw · probability · uncertainty · luck · fortune
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- fortune-tellingClaiming to predict futures
omen · fate · destiny · soothsaying · sacred · ritual · priest · temple · deity · answer
selection
Chosen item or items
- choosingSelecting from alternatives
- allocationDistribution of shares
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
determination · random · impartial · fair · tie-breaker · jury · draft · conscription · distribution · apportionment
Jonah
Bringer of misfortune
Matthias · Aaron · inheritance · tribe · Israel · priestly · scripture · covenant · selection · Canaan
lot-castingdeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
discernment · vetting · evaluation · curation · rational choice
lot-castingexecutive decision
Choice made by leadership
decree · self-determination · fiat · dictate · command decision
lot, lots, casting, cast, casts, caster, casters, recast, recasting