omphalos
pronunciation
How to pronounce omphalos in British English:
UK ['ɒmfəlɒs]
How to pronounce omphalos in American English:
US ['ɒmfəˌlɒs]
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- Noun:
- scar where the umbilical cord was attached
Word Origin
- omphalos
- also omphalus, "sacred stone," 1850, from Greek omphalos, literally "navel," later also "hub" (as the central point), from PIE *ombh-alo-, from root *nobh-/*ombh- "navel" (see navel). The name of the rounded stone in the shrine at Delphi, regarded by the ancients as the center of the world. Related: Omphalic.
Example
- 1. Tree of life , winged discs , omphalos , arcs & archetypes .