gəˈmā.trēə, ˌgēmə.ˈtrēə noun
( plural gematri·ot -ēˌōt)
Etymology: Late Hebrew gīmaṭrīyā, from Greek geōmetria — more at geometry
1. : a cryptograph in the form of a word whose letters have the numerical values of a word taken as the hidden meaning
2. : the cabalistic method of explaining the Hebrew Scriptures by means of the cryptographic significance of the words