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scryings

scryings is the plural of scrying.

Meaning of scrying

Noun

scrying (plural scryings)

  1. The act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
    • By gazing into a crystal-ball the subject was supposed to see events happening at great distances, scenes past, present, and future, and when sufficiently adept the student of scrying asserted his ability to call forth spirits from the mighty deep, and in fact, do anything under the sun, excepting...1896 August 8, The Maitland Weekly Mercury, NSW, page 11, column 5

Questions about scryings

What is scryings the plural of?
Scryings is the plural of scrying.

Words near scryings in the dictionary

  1. scrying
  2. scrying glass
  3. scrying glasses
  4. scrying stone
  5. scrying stones
  6. scryings
  7. SCS
  8. SCSI
  9. SCSL
  10. SCSU
  11. SCT

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