Scrying
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
"By gazing into a crystal-ball the subject was supposed to see events happening at great distances, scenes past, present, and future, and when sufficiently adept the student of scrying asserted his ability to call forth spirits from the mighty deep, and in fact, do anything under the sun, excepting anything of use or benefit to the world."
- 1 present participle and gerund of scry form-of, gerund, participle, present
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More examples"By gazing into a crystal-ball the subject was supposed to see events happening at great distances, scenes past, present, and future, and when sufficiently adept the student of scrying asserted his ability to call forth spirits from the mighty deep, and in fact, do anything under the sun, excepting anything of use or benefit to the world."
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