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Numerology — is any study of the purported mystical relationship between a count or measurement and life. It has many systems and traditions and beliefs. Numerology and numerological divination by systems such as isopsephy were popular among early… … Wikipedia
numerology — ► NOUN ▪ the branch of knowledge concerned with the occult significance of numbers. DERIVATIVES numerological adjective numerologist noun … English terms dictionary
numerology — [no͞o΄mər äl′ə jē, nyo͞o΄mər äl′ə jē] n. [< L numerus, NUMBER + LOGY] divination by numbers, esp. those giving birth dates, those which are the sum of the letters in one s name, etc … English World dictionary
numerology — numerological /nooh meuhr euh loj i keuhl, nyooh /, adj. numerologist, n. /nooh meuh rol euh jee, nyooh /, n. the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one s birth, to determine their supposed influence on one s life, future,… … Universalium
numerology — [[t]nju͟ːmərɒ̱ləʤi, AM nu͟ː [/t]] N UNCOUNT Numerology is the study of particular numbers, such as a person s date of birth, in the belief that they may have special significance in a person s life. The number eighty eight is very lucky in… … English dictionary
numerology — This word (from the Latin numerus, meaning number, and the Greek logos, meaning study or word ) refers to the study of the alleged relationship between numbers and physical objects and human events; numerology, as an attempt to predict or… … Glossary of theological terms
Numerology (Ismailism) — Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam … Wikipedia
Numerology and the Church Fathers — In the early years of Christianity, the Church Fathers commented extensively on numerology. The Fathers repeatedly condemned the magical use of numbers which had descended from Babylonian sources to the Pythagoreans and Gnostics of their times.… … Wikipedia
numerology — noun Etymology: Latin numerus + English o + logy Date: 1911 the study of the occult significance of numbers • numerological adjective • numerologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
numerology — noun The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers and the character or action of physical objects and living things … Wiktionary
