omphaloskepsis

== English == === Alternative forms === omphaloscepsis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”) + σκέψις (sképsis, “perception, reflection”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɒmfələˈskɛpsɪs/ === Noun === omphaloskepsis (uncountable) The contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing. (figuratively) Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption. 1952, William Harold Ingrams, Hong Kong, H. M. Stationery Off., page 22, … like the Muslims who saw Mecca as the world's navel, the British saw London as the world's capital. Omphaloscepsis has always been one of the world's troubles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====