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Etymology
Aramaic, from AGr. term|γεÏ�μεÏ�Ï�ία||geometry|scpolytonic|trgeÅ�metrÃa.
Pronunciation
IPA|/gɪ�meɪtɹɪ�/
Noun
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- A Kabbalistic method of interpreting Hebrew scriptures, based on numerical values of letters and words.
#*1997, Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon:
#*:Suppose a secret force of Jesuits, receives each Day a summary of Observations made at Greenwich, and transcalculates it according to a system known to the Kabbalists of the Second Century as Gematria, whereby Messages may be extracted from lines of Text sacred and otherwise, a Knowledge preserv�d by various Custodians over the centuries, and since the Last, possess�d by Jesuit and Freemason alike.
#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 897:
#*:each letter in this alphabet also has its own numerical value, what was known among ancient Jewish students of the Torah as �gematria�.
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