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omphaloskepsis
[ om-fuh-loh-skep-sis ]
/ ˌɒm fə loʊˈskɛp sɪs /
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noun
- contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
- navel-gazing.
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Origin of omphaloskepsis
First recorded in 1925–30; omphalo(s) + Greek sképsis “observation, perception,” equivalent to skep- (stem of sképtesthai “to observe, examine”); see origin at skeptic, -sis
Words nearby omphaloskepsis
omphalorrhagia, omphalorrhea, omphalorrhexis, omphalos, omphalosite, omphaloskepsis, omphalospinous, omphalotomy, Omri, OMS, Omsk
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