arithmancy


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arithmancy

a form of divination involving numbers. Also called arithmomancy.
See also: Numbers
numerology.
See also: Divination
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Noun1.arithmancy - divination by means of numbers
fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
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