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 i... See full quote
-- Lynne Tillman, Cast in Doubt, 1992
Origin
Omphaloskepsis comes from the Greek roots omphalos which means "navel" and sképsis which means "act of looking."
\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 i... See full quote
-- Lynne Tillman, Cast in Doubt, 1992
Origin
Omphaloskepsis comes from the Greek roots omphalos which means "navel" and sképsis which means "act of looking."