Definition of crystal-gazing in US English:
crystal-gazing
nounˈkristlˌɡāziNGˈkrɪstlˌɡeɪzɪŋ
1Looking intently into a crystal ball with the aim of seeing images relating to future or distant events.
Example sentencesExamples
- Along with charms and talismans, crystal-gazing and the invocation of spirits, he dismissed astrological prophecy and mystical revelation as ‘cheats and shifts to gull the sillier sort of people.’
- It might sound like the sort of question best left to crystal-gazing new agers, but there is growing evidence that the weird movies that play in our heads every night actually mean something.
- It can involve elaborate rituals for cleaning the ball and for conducting the crystal-gazing sessions.
Synonyms
foretelling the future, forecasting the future, fortune telling, prediction, second sight, clairvoyance, prognostication, divination, soothsaying
- 1.1 Attempting to forecast the future.
Example sentencesExamples
- Historians don't do crystal-gazing.