arithmancy
arithmancy noun: divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name.
Noun
arithmancy (uncountable)
- Divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name
- Of this roote last spoken of [astrology], springs innumerable branches; such as the knowledge of natiuities; the Chiromancie, Geomantie, Hydromantie, Arithmantie, Physiognomie: & a thousand others: which were much practiced, & holden in great reuerence by the Gentiles of olde.1597, King James I of England, Daemonologie in forme of a dialogue, Book 1, page 14
Forms of arithmancy
| alternative form | arithmomancy |
|---|---|
| alternative form | arithomancy |
| alternative form | arythmancy |
Origin of arithmancy
From Ancient Greek ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”) + -mancy.
Words formed from arithmancy
Questions about arithmancy
- What does arithmancy mean?
- Arithmancy means divination using numbers that are the equivalent of letters of a name.
- What part of speech is arithmancy?
- Arithmancy is a noun.
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