- crystal\ gazing
- nounthe attempt to predict future events.
The magician's specialty was crystal gazing.
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crystal gazing — crystal gazer. 1. the practice of staring into a crystal ball, as by a fortuneteller, to see distant happenings, future events, etc. 2. speculation about the future. [1885 90] * * * ▪ divination also called scrying divination of distant… … Universalium
crystal gazing — n. divination with the aid of a ball (crystal ball) of rock crystal or, commonly, glass, into which one stares in seeking certain images, esp. of future events crystal gazer … English World dictionary
Crystal gazing — Ball gazes and Ball gazing redirect here. For the American poker player, see Bill Gazes. For the lawn ornament, see Gazing ball. Crystal saw redirects here. For the magic trick, see Crystal Sawing. Crystal see redirects here. It is not to be… … Wikipedia
crystal gazing — noun staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events • Hypernyms: ↑prophecy, ↑prognostication, ↑vaticination * * * noun 1. : the art or practice of concentrating upon a glass or crystal globe with the aim of inducing a… … Useful english dictionary
crystal gazing — {n.} The attempt to predict future events. * /The magician s specialty was crystal gazing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
crystal gazing — {n.} The attempt to predict future events. * /The magician s specialty was crystal gazing./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing — Studio album by Compulsive Gamblers Released June 20, 2000 Genre … Wikipedia
crystal-gazing — crysˈtal gazing noun Gazing in a crystal or the like to obtain visual images, whether in divination or to objectify hidden contents of the mind • • • Main Entry: ↑crystal … Useful english dictionary
Crystal Gazing — Gaining knowledge about the future by gazing into a crystal, and seeing a vision in the crystal. Also called Crystallomancy. See Divination … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
crystal gazing — noun Date: 1889 1. the art or practice of concentrating on a glass or crystal globe with the aim of inducing a psychic state in which divination can be performed 2. the attempt to predict future events or make difficult judgments especially… … New Collegiate Dictionary
