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arithmancy|ˈærɪθˌmænsɪ| [contracted for arithmomancy, but earlier.] Divination by numbers.
1577Holinshed Descr. Brit. ix. 28/2 An old kind of arithmancie, fathered on Pythagoras, yet never invented by him. 1878J. Gray China II. xvii. 25 Other systems of telling fortunes are in vogue, as for instance..arithmancy. |