arithmomancy
ɪθˌmæn noun
divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
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arithmancy
1570s, "divination by numbers," from Gk. arithmos "number" + -manteia "divination" (see -mancy).
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Arithmomancy
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