scry

[skrahy]

verb (used without object)

scried, scrying 

1. to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.

scry

/ skraɪ /

verb

1. (intr) to divine, esp by crystal gazing

Other Word Forms

• scryer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scry¹

First recorded in 1520–30; shortening of descry

Word History and Origins

Origin of scry¹

C16: from _descry

Example Sentences

Before me lies a spirit board, a lone tarot card and a black scrying mirror.

From Los Angeles Times

You may not be Snow White’s evil stepmother demanding to know who is more beautiful, but you are engaging in a sort of fortunetelling and imaginative scrying.

From New York Times

Students scribble notes as Fey explains how to rub herbs into a mirror to practice a form of divination called “scrying”.

From The Guardian

I was startled, convinced my tutor possessed the power to scry the thoughts of mind and heart.

From Literature

Through the scrying glass, she watched her dusty words fly into the ears of the child.

From Literature