crystallomancyn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪstələˌmansi/,

/ˈkrɪstl̩əˌmansi/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪstələˌmænsi/

Forms: 1600s chrystallomancy, 1600s crystallomancie, 1600s– crystallomancy, 1700s christallomancy.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crystallo- comb. form, -mancy comb. form.

Etymology: < crystallo- comb. form + -mancy comb. form. Compare French cristallomancie (1721).

Divination by means of crystals or glass; crystal-gazing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > [noun]

scrying1587

crystallomancy1613

crystal-vision1829

crystal seeing1845

crystal-gazing1883

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. v. 310 Crystallomancie, in Crystall.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Chrystallomancy, [divining] by glasses.

1709 J. Trenchard Nat. Hist. Superstition 10 The numerous ways of Divination, viz. Oniromancy, Sideromancy,..Christallomancy, Cataptromancy [etc.].

1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 322 Crystallomancy may be understood to include every variety of divination by means of transparent bodies.

1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 9 60 It may be modern, or it may be a survival of the technical language of some form of magic, such as crystallomancy.

1948 E. M. Butler Myth of Magus ii. iv. 171 Traditional crystallomancy..advocated a boy of tender years in crystalgazing experiments.

1986 R. Pollack Teach yourself Fortune Telling iii. 60 If..you cannot set aside a whole room for divination, try to keep a special place in the house for your crystallomancy.

1998 C. Mims When we Die (1999) xi. 232 Crystallomancy. This involves gazing into a crystal ball.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crystallomancy
释义	crystallomancyn. Brit. /ˈkrɪstələˌmansi/, /ˈkrɪstl̩əˌmansi/, U.S. /ˈkrɪstələˌmænsi/ Forms: 1600s chrystallomancy, 1600s crystallomancie, 1600s– crystallomancy, 1700s christallomancy. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: crystallo- comb. form, -mancy comb. form. Etymology: < crystallo- comb. form + -mancy comb. form. Compare French cristallomancie (1721). Divination by means of crystals or glass; crystal-gazing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > crystal-gazing > [noun] scrying1587 crystallomancy1613 crystal-vision1829 crystal seeing1845 crystal-gazing1883 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. v. 310 Crystallomancie, in Crystall. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Chrystallomancy, [divining] by glasses. 1709 J. Trenchard Nat. Hist. Superstition 10 The numerous ways of Divination, viz. Oniromancy, Sideromancy,..Christallomancy, Cataptromancy [etc.]. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 322 Crystallomancy may be understood to include every variety of divination by means of transparent bodies. 1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 9 60 It may be modern, or it may be a survival of the technical language of some form of magic, such as crystallomancy. 1948 E. M. Butler Myth of Magus ii. iv. 171 Traditional crystallomancy..advocated a boy of tender years in crystalgazing experiments. 1986 R. Pollack Teach yourself Fortune Telling iii. 60 If..you cannot set aside a whole room for divination, try to keep a special place in the house for your crystallomancy. 1998 C. Mims When we Die (1999) xi. 232 Crystallomancy. This involves gazing into a crystal ball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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