scry
[ skrahy ]
/ skraɪ /
verb (used without object), scried, scry·ing.
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
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Origin of scry
First recorded in 1520–30; shortening of descry
OTHER WORDS FROM scry
scryer, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for scry
The antiquity and world-wide diffusion of scrying, in one form or other, interests the student of human nature.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew LangThe foregoing short treatise will gain some practical value by a statement of the conditions most suitable for scrying.
Second Sight|SepharialAs to ‘scrying’ the doctor thought it could be done in ‘mesmerised water,’ water bewitched.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for scry
scry
/ (skraɪ) /
verb scries, scrying or scried
(intr) to divine, esp by crystal gazing
Word Origin for scry
C16: from descry
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