arithmancy

[ar-ith-man-see]

Origin

noun

divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.

Also, a·rith·mo·man·cy

[uh-rith-muh-man-see, ar-ith-] .

Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin arithmomantia < Greek arithmó(s) number + manteía -mancy

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arithmancy

1570s, "divination by numbers," from Gk. arithmos "number" + -manteia "divination" (see -mancy).

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