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A globe of glass or crystal that is used to foretell the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The psychic looked into the crystal ball and saw into the future.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crystal sphere, orbuculum, seeing stone, shew stone, showstone, scrying stone
Antonyms: none provided
A manner or method of seeing into the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
One of the magickal tools of Wicca, used for divination and altar purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ball, globe, orb
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
كُرَة بِلَّوْرِيَّة
— globe used to foretell the future
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Catalan:
bola de vidre
— globe used to foretell the future
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Chinese Mandarin:
水晶球
(shuǐjīngqiú)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Czech:
křišťálová koule
— globe used to foretell the future
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Czech:
věštecká koule
— globe used to foretell the future
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Danish:
krystalkugle
— globe used to foretell the future
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Dutch:
glazen bol
— globe used to foretell the future
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Esperanto:
kristalglobo
— globe used to foretell the future
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Finnish:
kristallipallo
— globe used to foretell the future
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French:
boule de cristal
— globe used to foretell the future
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German:
Glaskugel
— globe used to foretell the future
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German:
Kristallkugel
— globe used to foretell the future
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Hebrew:
כַּדּוּר בְּדֹלַח
(kaddúr bdólaḥ)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Italian:
sfera di cristallo
— globe used to foretell the future
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Italian:
palla di cristallo
— globe used to foretell the future
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Japanese:
水晶玉
(suishōdama)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Korean:
수정구슬
(sujeongguseul)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Latin:
pila crystallīna
— globe used to foretell the future
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Lithuanian:
krištolinis rutulys
— globe used to foretell the future
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Norwegian:
spådomskule
— globe used to foretell the future
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Norwegian:
krystallkule
— globe used to foretell the future
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Polish:
szklana kula
— globe used to foretell the future
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Portuguese:
bola de cristal
— globe used to foretell the future
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Romanian:
glob de cristal
— globe used to foretell the future
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Russian:
маги́ческий криста́лл
(magíčeskij kristáll)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Russian:
хруста́льный шар
(xrustálʹnyj šar)
— globe used to foretell the future
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Serbo-Croatian:
kristalna kugla
— globe used to foretell the future
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Spanish:
bola de cristal
— globe used to foretell the future
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Swedish:
kristallkula
— globe used to foretell the future
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Tagalog:
banawan
— globe used to foretell the future
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Turkish:
sihirli küre
— globe used to foretell the future
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Turkish:
kristal küre
— globe used to foretell the future
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Danish:
krystalkugle
— way of seeing into the future
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Finnish:
kristallipallo
— way of seeing into the future
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Polish:
szklana kula
— way of seeing into the future
