omphaloskeptic

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Definition von omphaloskeptic im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy

His coronation as the Grand Omphaloskeptic of the cinema was still more than a decade away.

Likely to, prone to, or engaged in contemplating or meditating upon one's navel

This approach has been referred to as an omphaloskeptic method of design, so called after the term omphaloskepsis used to describe the technique of meditation through contemplation of the navel (from the Greek omphalos for navel and skepsis for examination).

One who contemplates or meditates upon ones navel

Etymologie

() From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalos, “navel”) + σκέψις (skepsis, “perception, reflection”)