omphalism
Definitions
A tendency to place the capital of a country at its geographical centre, or to increase the powers of central government at the expense of local government.
Examples
“Last⟳ Thursdayism is a response to omphalism which posits that, by the same logic, the world might have⟳ been created last⟳ Thursday (or, by implication, any given date⟳ and time), but with the appearance of age: people's memories, history books, fossils, light⟳ already on the way from distant stars, and so forth.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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