"gematria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɪˈmeɪ.tɹi.ə/, /ɡɪˈmɑ.tɹi.ə/ Forms: gematrias [plural], gematriot [plural]
Etymology: Aramaic [Term?], from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry”). Doublet of geometry. Etymology templates: {{der|en|arc|}} Aramaic [Term?], {{der|en|grc|γεωμετρία||geometry}} Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry”), {{doublet|en|geometry}} Doublet of geometry Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|gematriot}} gematria (countable and uncountable, plural gematrias or gematriot)
  1. A cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters. Wikipedia link: gematria Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: numerology Derived forms: gematric
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