crystal-gazev.
/ˈkrɪstlɡeɪz/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪz/ intransitive. To stare intently into a crystal ball (or another translucent medium) in order to see images representing distant events, typically ones believed to be taking place in the future. Also figurative.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > practise crystal-gazing [verb (intransitive)]
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1895 Jrnl. Soc. Psychical Res. July 124 At about 5.30 p.m., I was crystal gazing and saw Miss M. L. in her drawing-room..sitting on a sofa, pouring out tea for a man.
1905 N. W. Thomas Crystal Gazing i. 6 The assertion that she would not believe in crystal gazing unless she could crystal-gaze herself.
1950 W. de la Mare Inward Compan. 78 And do you rap? Or crystal-gaze?
1989 Times (Nexis) 30 Dec. The temptation to crystal gaze is irresistible. As I am here to focus mainly on economics and securities markets I will limit my predictions.
2007 T. Garrison Springfire viii. 88 She crystal-gazed, scryed, and attuned herself to the earth's life-force.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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