OMPHALOSKEPSIS


Meaning of OMPHALOSKEPSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäm(p)-fə-lō-ˈskep-səs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.