crystallomancy

== English == === Alternative forms === crystalomancy chrystallomancy (obsolete) cristallomancy (obsolete) === Etymology === From crystallo- +‎ -mancy. === Noun === crystallomancy (uncountable) The use of a crystal ball or other transparent solid for the purpose of divination. ==== Related terms ==== === 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.