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Definition of Omphaloskepsis
1. Noun. Literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption.
Definition of Omphaloskepsis
1. Noun. Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) ratiocination to the point of self-absorption ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Omphaloskepsis
1. [n -SKEPSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Omphaloskepsis
Literary usage of Omphaloskepsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transcending Boundaries: Natural Resource Management from Summit to Sea edited by Rabel J. Burdge (2001)
"... accordingly, I argue that even the effort to come up with such a classification
scheme has less to do with analysis than with omphaloskepsis. ..."
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