arithmancy

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A way of using numbers to try to tell the future

noun
/əˈrɪθ.mən.si/

Archaic

: aritmancia

After practicing arithmancy for months, she felt more confident in her ability to predict events using numerical patterns.

Examples

And we were totally friends with Hermione from arithmancy class...

Blog text (4)
Many students believe that arithmancy can reveal hidden truths about their futures through the interpretation of numbers.
During the divination class, the teacher demonstrated how arithmancy relies on number interpretations to foresee important life choices.

Synonyms

divination

vsarithmancy

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The act of trying to find the future using magic or signs

is the same activity but focused only on number interpretation

numerology

vsarithmancy

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A belief that numbers can predict events in people's lives

is a specific divination practice using number interpretation

Surface Forms

arithmancy singular

arithmancies plural

Morphology

arithmancy = arithmetic (opaque) = arithm + mancy

The suffix '-mancy' is not a productive English morpheme and the meaning of divination is not directly derived from 'arithmetic'.

Etymology

Arithmancy comes from the parts arithm- meaning 'number' and -mancy meaning 'fortune telling', the same arithm- you see in arithmetic. So arithmancy is the practice of using numbers to try to learn about the future.