arithmancy

1. 1.

   divination by means of numbers

   Broaderdivination

Other forms of arithmancy

plural

arithmancies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arithmancy

What does arithmancy mean?

arithmancy means "divination by means of numbers".

How many syllables are in arithmancy?

arithmancy has 4 syllables and divides as a-rith-man-cy under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.