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PRONUNCIATION OF OMPHALOSKEPSIS

omphaloskepsis  [ˌɒmfələʊˈskepsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OMPHALOSKEPSIS

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preposition
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determiner
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Omphaloskepsis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OMPHALOSKEPSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Omphaloskepsis

Omphaloskepsis is contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation. The word comes from Greek omphalos + skepsis. Actual use of the practice as an aid to contemplation of basic principles of the cosmos and human nature is found in the practice of yoga of Hinduism and sometimes in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Some consider the navel to be "a powerful chakra of the body". However, phrases such as "contemplating one's navel" or "navel-gazing" are frequently used, usually in jocular fashion, to refer to self-absorbed pursuits.

Definition of omphaloskepsis in the English dictionary

The definition of omphaloskepsis in the dictionary is the practice of contemplating your navel in order to aid meditation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OMPHALOSKEPSIS


ampelopsis
ˌæmpɪˈlɒpsɪs
antisepsis
ˌæntɪˈsɛpsɪs
apsis
ˈæpsɪs
asepsis
əˈsɛpsɪs
caryopsis
ˌkærɪˈɒpsɪs
coreopsis
ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs
corylopsis
ˌkɒrɪˈlɒpsɪs
eclipsis
ɪˈklɪpsɪs
ellipsis
ɪˈlɪpsɪs
heliopsis
ˌhelɪˈɒpsɪs
meconopsis
ˌmɛkəˈnɒpsɪs
periapsis
ˌperɪˈæpsɪs
prolepsis
prəʊˈlɛpsɪs
scepsis
ˈskepsɪs
sepsis
ˈsɛpsɪs
skepsis
ˈskɛpsɪs
stereopsis
ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs
synapsis
sɪˈnæpsɪs
synopsis
sɪˈnɒpsɪs
thanatopsis
ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OMPHALOSKEPSIS

omnivorousness
omnivory
omohyoid
omophagia
omophagic
omophagous
omophagy
omophoria
omophorion
omoplate
omoplatoscopy
OMOV
omphacite
Omphale
omphalic
omphaloid
omphalomancy
omphalos
omphaloskepses
omrah

WORDS THAT END LIKE OMPHALOSKEPSIS

apoapsis
asynapsis
ecthlipsis
epanalepsis
krypsis
monoblepsis
parablepsis
paraleipsis
paralipsis
parasynapsis
procrypsis
stypsis
syllepsis
thlipsis
tripsis
xerotripsis
zoothapsis

Synonyms and antonyms of omphaloskepsis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «omphaloskepsis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OMPHALOSKEPSIS

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Translator English - Chinese

omphaloskepsis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

omphaloskepsis
570 millions of speakers

English

omphaloskepsis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

omphaloskepsis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

omphaloskepsis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

omphaloskepsis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

omphaloskepsis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

omphaloskepsis
260 millions of speakers

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omphaloskepsis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Omphaloskepsis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

omphaloskepsis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

omphaloskepsis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

omphaloskepsis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omphaloskepsis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

omphaloskepsis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

omphaloskepsis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओम्फालोस्कॅप्सिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

omphaloskepsis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omphaloskepsis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

omphaloskepsis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

omphaloskepsis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omphaloskepsis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

omphaloskepsis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omphaloskepsis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omphaloskepsis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omphaloskepsis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of omphaloskepsis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OMPHALOSKEPSIS»

The term «omphaloskepsis» is used very little and occupies the 159.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OMPHALOSKEPSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about omphaloskepsis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OMPHALOSKEPSIS»

Discover the use of omphaloskepsis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to omphaloskepsis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Perl for System Administration
EXE 131 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM mstask.exe 137 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM mxserver.exe 147 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM PSTORES.EXE 154 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM NDDEAGWT.EXE 46 OMPHALOSKEPSIS\Administrator explorer.exe ...
David N. Blank-Edelman, 2000
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
OMPHALOSKEPSIS. Navel-gazing; to look deeply into yourself. A colorful mythological alternative to the academic narcissism. Coined only in 1925, it leans on the word omphalos, which harkens back to Delphi, Greece, home of the oracle , ...
Phil Cousineau, 2013
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Wildflowers and Weeds
Omphaloskepsis. (for Steve) Don't sit there contemplating your navel, my mother would nag. Get up and do something. At that time and place Rodin's The Thinker became the tinkerer. I was the stinker determined to dare to dream. Later, I let ...
Maxine Landis
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Refiguring the Archive
In a review article published in the Journal of African History, scathingly entitled ' Omphaloskepsis and the Infantilizing of History',17 Henige offered an extraordinarily vitriolic review of Cohen's 1994 book, The Combing of History, w which ...
Carolyn Hamilton, 2002
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Mastering Management: Practical Procedures for Effective ...
The dictionary defines Omphaloskepsis as contemplation while gazing at the navel. The proponents of this practice are often represented in sculpture as grossly fat men, whose physical condition would no doubt limit their activity entirely to ...
A. Leslie Derbyshire, 1981
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Discourses of Rumi
Reprint of the 1961 classic study of the discourses of the founder of the order of Whirling Dervishes.
A.J Arberry, 1995
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The Energy of Love: Applying the Five Elements to Turn ...
Omphaloskepsis. of. Love. (Look. It. Up). Have you ever met someone you sort of like, but as you date, it's clear that this person isn't the love of your life? Maybeyoucontinuetodate because nothing else is going on and it's comfortable.
Leta Herman, 2014
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Ilham Portrait of a President
Yet the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament all reported that 2008 was significantly better than 2003. Omphaloskepsis, the contemplation of ...
Graeme H. Wilson, 2013
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The End of Reason
2006 by Omphaloskepsis Portions of this text have appeared in print under the title Iblis Menggugat Tuhan (Iblis Accuses God) published by Pustaka Zahra ( Zahra Publishing House), Jakarta, Indonesia. The Madness of God © 2003 by Da 'ud ...
Da'ud ibn Tamam ibn Ibrahim al-Shawni, 2009
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Verbomania: Experiencing the National Spelling Bee
Omphaloskepsis.” Well, I might have been out on the first word, but not the second. I knew “omphaloskepsis” just as well as Serena apparently did. She asked for the definition anyway, perhaps just to get a laugh: it means “meditation while ...
Amelia Gormley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OMPHALOSKEPSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term omphaloskepsis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Borbidge-Sheldon review repeats the importance of political parties …
OMPHALOSKEPSIS. It's more than a killer Scrabble score. It's a word literally meaning “navel-gazing” in a meditative, self-reflection kind of way ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
2
UK election: No Goliath, just David
While U.K. leaders can be expected in the near future to redouble their existential omphaloskepsis, what should we be expecting from London, ... «Cayman Compass, May 15»
3
The 300th article at Tet Zoo ver 3 is very weird
... it's a bit more difficult to 'look back at the past' because we're not that far away from Tet Zoo's 9th birthday, and I'm saving my omphaloskepsis ... «Scientific American, Dec 14»
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Q&A: Barry Orton: If net neutrality fails, Internet users are the biggest …
So to get a handle on what one columnist called a “policy-wonk omphaloskepsis” (read: navel gazing), I asked UW telecommunications expert ... «Madison.com, Dec 14»
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5 Blatant Lies Immigration Hawks Want You To Believe
Bill Hayes · Top Commenter · Therapist at Omphaloskepsis. Ross, you should know ignorance of the law is no excuse. Due to a 2008 law, we ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
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On the Cowardice of Literary Omphaloskepsis
There seems to be a strange uptick in literary navel gazing. We examine one recent example — which inspired us to place Shane Jones's ... «Reluctant Habits, Jul 14»
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Black In The Dominican Republic: Denying Blackness
But, the obsession with the term black has more to do with the African-American experience's omphaloskepsis. Why is that foisted on Dominicans, most of whom ... «Huffington Post, Jun 14»
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Omphaloskepsis aka Contemplating Your Own Navel
Self-Help Books Help! The personal development section of my favorite bookstore is expanding faster than the universe. It is a paradox of ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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Take off on a magical journey
“Discombobulated, nidifugous, omphaloskepsis”… will you be confounded by these words like Elbie? Pick up the dictionary when you start on ... «The Hindu, Oct 13»
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Lorain County spelling bee contestant advances in national …
During Tuesday's preliminary tests, she had to correctly spell “omphaloskepsis,” which means “naval gazing,” as in looking at your belly button. «Chronicle-Telegram, May 13»

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