crystallomancy
English
Alternative forms
- crystalomancy
- chrystallomancy (obsolete)
- cristallomancy (obsolete)
Etymology
crystallo- + -mancy
Noun
crystallomancy (uncountable)
- The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination.
References
- "Chrystallomancy, by glasses..." - The Magastromancer xix, Gaule, 1652
- "Precious stones were much used by crystallomancers in the past, the favourite stone being the beryl in pale sea green or reddish tints. By the ancients crystallomancy was practised with a view to the invocation of spirits." - Encyc. Occult, L. Spence, 1920
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.