Is Omphali a Word?

n. 1. the navel; umbilicus. 2.

What is an Omphaloskeptic?

: contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation omphaloskepsis practiced by Eastern mystics also : navel-gazing a preponderance of emotional self-awareness has sent us sliding dangerously into omphaloskepsis — Fiona McCann.

What is an omphalos Greek?

"Omphalos" originated as an ancient Greek word meaning "navel" and is distantly related to two other words of the same meaning, Latin "umbilicus" and Old English "nafela." (The latter of these is the source of our word "navel.") The ancient Greeks also used "omphalos" to refer to a sacred, rounded stone in the Temple ...