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Proper noun
rule of Colel
- (gematria, very rare in print) The rule according to which one digit may be added to or subtracted from the gematric value of a word.
2000, David Allen Hulse, The Eastern Mysteries: An Encyclopedic Guide, page xxviii:This method can be applied to Hebrew (as well as any other addition- based language). That this method is so laborious may be the reason for the invention of the Qabalistic rule Colel. By the rule of Colel, any word can be equal to any other word by plus or minus one.
2005, Marke Pawson, Gematria, page x:By the rule of Colel in gematria, in which a margin of ±1 is allowed, we can call this 864, which is the gematria of the Greek 'Kyrios demei', "The Lord builds (His tabernacle)"
2009, Frank Portman, Andromeda Klein, page 400:"That's not the same-"
"It is according to the Rule of Colel," said Byron.
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"So," said the Precious Sponge, adopting Andromeda's own phrasing, “according to Agrippa and the Rule of Colel, both your friend Daisy and jessup are forms of […]