crystallomancy

English

Alternative forms

• crystalomancy
• chrystallomancy (obsolete)
• cristallomancy (obsolete)

Etymology

From crystallo- +‎ -mancy.

Noun

crystallomancy (uncountable)

1. The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination.

Related terms

• crystallomancer

 

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.