numerology

[ noo-muh-rol-uh-jee, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu məˈrɒl ə dʒi, ˌnyu- /

noun

the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.

Origin of numerology

1910–15; < Latin numer(us) number + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM numerology

nu·mer·o·log·i·cal [noo-mer-uh-loj-i-kuh l, nyoo-] /ˌnu mər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl, ˌnyu-/, adjective nu·mer·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby numerology

numerical control, numerical identity, numerical taxonomy, numerical weather prediction, numero uno, numerology, numerous, numic, numidia, numidian, numidian crane

Example sentences from the Web for numerology

  • His company names all ended in an X—EBX, OGX, MMX—because in numerology, X stands for the multiplication of wealth.

    The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything |Tom Sykes |October 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

  • (For devotees of numerology the weakest seasons seem to come every third year–3, 6, 9).

    Is This the Death of American Idol? |Richard Rushfield |May 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • In the study of Numerology we find there are seven principal numbers that indicate what influences prevail in your life.

    Manual of the Enumeration |C. J. Coffman

  • You meet quite a few people in the theater who are bats on numerology, they use it to pick stage-names.

    No Great Magic |Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for numerology

numerology
/ (ˌnjuːməˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of numbers, such as the figures in a birth date, and of their supposed influence on human affairs

Derived forms of numerology

numerological (ˌnjuːmərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective numerologist, noun