Word of the Day for Friday 11th April 2014
Omphaloskepsis \ om-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis \,
Noun:
1. Contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
Quotes:
There is a word for that, Greek, of course, which has come into English: omphaloskepsis, or meditating while staring at one's navel.
Marvellous, isn't it. I love words.
-- Lynne Tillman, Cast in Doubt , 1992
...as a mere illusion, who run away from it and devote their time and
energy to occupations which Mr.Cardan sums up and symbolises in the
word omphaloskepsis .
-- Aldous Huxley, Those Barren Leaves , 1925
Origin:
Omphaloskepsis comes from the Greek roots omphalos which means
"navel" and sképsis which means "act of looking."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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