Numerology is an English word with synonyms like discipline or subject. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Numerology in a sentence
Numerology meaning
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.
Synonyms of Numerology
Using Numerology
- The main meaning on this page is: The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers (or the letters of words, represented by numbers) and the character or action of physical objects and living beings.
- Useful related words include: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field.
- In the example corpus, numerology often appears in combinations such as: numerology is, numerology of, of numerology.
Context around Numerology
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Numerology
- In this selection, "numerology" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, book, using, taylor, give, references and uses stand out and add context to how "numerology" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1997 book numerology or what and 2 in numerology references the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "numerology" sits close to words such as abhor, abscesses and abul, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with numerology
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Modern numerology has various antecedents. (5 words)
Numerology: Or, What Pythagoras Wrought. (5 words)
How’s that for some Taylor numerology? (7 words)
There is no evidence that any such "numerological strategy" yields a better outcome than pure chance, but the methods are sometimes encouraged, e.g. by casino owners. citation In popular culture Numerology is a popular plot device in fiction. (39 words)
Ruth A. Drayer's book, Numerology, The Power in Numbers (Square One Publishers) says that around the turn of the century (from 1800 to 1900 A.D.) Mrs. L. Dow Balliett combined Pythagoras' work with Biblical reference. (37 words)
Then on Oct 23, 1972, Balliett's student, Dr. Juno Jordan, changed Numerology further and helped it to become the system known today under the title "Pythagorean", although Pythagoras himself had nothing to do with the system. (37 words)
How’s that for some Taylor numerology? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
These different schools of numerology give various methods for using numerology, however the meaning of the 9 digits remains the same.
Also, the number 2 in numerology references the energy of duality, partnership, relationship and balance.
Imran Khan shared he was never comfortable with the spelling of his film I Hate Luv Storys' title, which was altered because of numerology.
How’s that for some Taylor numerology?
To keep it simple Numerology is basically the study of numbers and what they tell us.
Her book on the numerology of mobile numbers found nomination for the India book of records & golden book of world records.
It is indeed rare, the last full moon of the decade, and for those into numerology, 12 days til Christmas etc etc.
For example, in his 1997 book Numerology: Or What Pythagoras Wrought, mathematician Underwood Dudley uses the term to discuss practitioners of the Elliott wave principle of stock market analysis.
Gematria (Jewish numerology) uses these transformations extensively.
Modern numerology has various antecedents.
Numerology had not found favor with the Christian authority of the day and was assigned to the field of unapproved beliefs along with astrology and other forms of divination and "magic".
Numerology is any belief in the divine, mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events.
Numerology: Or, What Pythagoras Wrought.
Numerology: The number game * Pochat Wilfrid & Pirmaïer Michel, (2011).
Ruth A. Drayer's book, Numerology, The Power in Numbers (Square One Publishers) says that around the turn of the century (from 1800 to 1900 A.D.) Mrs. L. Dow Balliett combined Pythagoras' work with Biblical reference.
Skeptics therefore regard numerology as a superstition and a pseudoscience that uses numbers to give the subject a veneer of scientific authority. citation Two studies have been done investigating numerological claims, both producing negative results.
The Arabs translated Hindu texts on numerology and spread them to the western world due to their trade links with them.
The freemasonry movement developed from elite groups of contracted builders who wished to keep the technological methods and sacred significance of cathedral building a secret. citation Some alchemical theories were closely related to numerology.
Then on Oct 23, 1972, Balliett's student, Dr. Juno Jordan, changed Numerology further and helped it to become the system known today under the title "Pythagorean", although Pythagoras himself had nothing to do with the system.
There is no evidence that any such "numerological strategy" yields a better outcome than pure chance, but the methods are sometimes encouraged, e.g. by casino owners. citation In popular culture Numerology is a popular plot device in fiction.
Common combinations with numerology
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- numerology is 3×
- numerology of 3×
- of numerology 2×
- the numerology 2×
- book numerology 2×
- numerology or 2×
- numerology the 2×