Meaning of omphaloskeptic | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“The trouble⟳ with this book, however, is that he gazes so fixedly at himself that his own⟳ eyes dazzle a little. He is not an omphalosceptic. His gaze never turns downwards; it is kept obstinately at face-level.”

“[…]though you must admit⟳ that no omphaloskeptic, nay, not Plotinus, could have⟳ so utterly realized the Infinite as at moments one did to night.”

“Omphalopsychites: Mencken's word for those who dream⟳ of bringing American English into line with English English. Omphalos is Greek for navel, whence also omphaloskeptic, one who dreams up bright ideas while gazing at (skepsis, a looking at) his navel.”

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

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