OMPHALOSKEPSIS

Meaning of OMPHALOSKEPSIS in English

[om.pha.lo.skep.sis] n [NL, fr. Gk omphalos + skepsis examination--more at spy] (1925): contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation; also: inertia

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

OMPHALOSKEPSIS — noun see: spy Date: 1925 contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OMPHALOSKEPSIS — ˌäm(p)fəlōˈskepsə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: omphal- + Greek skepsis act of viewing, examination; akin to Greek skeptesthai to view …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OMPHALOSKEPSIS — /om'feuh loh skep"sis/ , n. contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise. [ omphal ( ós ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OMPHALOSKEPSIS — n. thinking deeply while looking at the navel (stomach) as an aid to meditation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OMPHALOSKEPSIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek omphalos + skepsis examination — more at spy Date: 1925 : contemplation of one's …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OMPHALOSKEPSIS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ äm(p)-f ə -l ō - ' skep-s ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek omphalos …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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