Definition of Arithmancy

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Arithmancy
(n.)
Divination by means of numbers.
  

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Arithmancy Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

The Harry Potter Glossary
Arithmancy
A class taken by Hermione, dealing with the study of numbers; an early form of numerology where divination is made through numbers (especially those numbers associated with the letters of a person's name).


Arithmancy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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arithmancy
arithmancy
\ar"ith*man`cy\ (&?;), n. [gr. &?; number + -mancy.] divination by means of numbers.


Arithmancy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Arithmancy
For the use of the word in the Harry Potter books, see Hogwarts subjects - Arithmancy.
In modern numerological terminology, arithmancy (a shortened form of Greek αριθμομαντεια divination by numbers) is a simplified version of ancient Greek Isopsephy or Hebrew/Aramaic Gematria, as adapted to the Latin alphabet.

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