Omphalopsychite
//ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Hesychast. derogatory
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of omphalopsychite. alt-of
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.
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