crystal ball
noun1
A globe of glass or crystal that is used to foretell the future.
- The psychic looked into the crystal ball and saw into the future.
- "Well, Victor agreed and Madame Rosita sat down with her crystal ball on a black cloth in front of her."1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 31:
1 more example
- The object that he found most interesting was a large crystal ball standing in the middle of the table. “Ah!” he said. “’Tis a giant scrying glass! Like a full moon! I feel its power!”1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 85:
2
Broadly, Figuratively A manner or method of seeing into the future.
- If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will perhaps never be rich, even though she is a kind, hard-working person.
3
One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes.
- Related terms
- scry