omphalopsychite

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ὀμφαλοψυχίτης (omphalopsukhítēs), from ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”) + ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “-ite”), i.e. “one with his soul in his navel”, referring to the practice by some Hesychasts of gazing on the navel as a means to concentrate during meditation. By surface analysis, omphalo- +‎ psych- +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/ === Noun === omphalopsychite (plural omphalopsychites) (theology, derogatory) A Hesychast. ==== Derived terms ==== omphalopsychic === Further reading === “Omphalopsychite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.