- omphaloscopy
- noun /ˌɒm.fə.ˈlɒs.kə.pi/contemplation of ones navelSee Also: omphaloskeptic
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omphaloskeptic — 1. noun /ˌɒm.fəl.əˈskɛp.tɪk,ˌɑːm.fəl.əˈskɛp.tɪk/ One who contemplates or meditates upon ones navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy. The trouble with this book, however, is that he gazes so fixedly at himself that his own eyes dazzle a little. He … Wiktionary
omphalocentric — adjective Overly introspective and inclined to navel gazing The omphalocentric process of self construction and discovery See Also: omphaloskeptic, omphaloscopy … Wiktionary
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
