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/om'feuh loh skep"sis/, n.contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.[ < Gk omphal(ós) OMPHALOS + -o- -O- + sképsis act of looking]
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Omphaloskepsis — is contemplation of one s navel as an aid to meditation.[1] The word comes from Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination). Similar words are omphaloskeptic (one who engages in the practice) and omphaloskeptical (related to… … Wikipedia
omphaloskepsis — (n.) 1925, from OMPHALO (Cf. omphalo ) + Gk. skepsis, from skeptesthai to reflect, look, view (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (n.1)). Also omphaloscopy (1931), and used in the sense of navel gazer were omphalopsychic (1892), omphalopsychite (1882) … Etymology dictionary
omphaloskepsis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek omphalos + skepsis examination more at spy Date: 1925 contemplation of one s navel as an aid to meditation; also inertia 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
omphaloskepsis — noun Contemplation of or meditation upon ones navel. Act we must; for we cannot sit rapt in educational omphaloscepsis while youngsters grow up and become the fathers and mothers of the next generation. See Also: omphalomancy, omphalomesenteric,… … Wiktionary
omphaloskepsis — n. thinking deeply while looking at the navel (stomach) as an aid to meditation … English contemporary dictionary
omphaloskepsis — om·pha·lo·skep·sis … English syllables
omphaloskepsis — /ɒmfəloʊˈskɛpsəs/ (say omfuhloh skepsuhs) noun (ironic) excessive introspection; navel gazing. {Greek omphalos navel + skepsis the act of viewing; from a stereotyped view of meditation practices as involving staring at one s navel} …
omphaloskepsis — noun literally, the contemplation of one s navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self absorption • Syn: ↑navel gazing • Hypernyms: ↑self absorption * * * ˌäm(p)fəlōˈskepsə̇s noun ( es) Etymology … Useful english dictionary
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