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omphalopsychite

/ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/

omphalopsychite noun: a Hesychast.

Noun (1)

omphalopsychite (plural omphalopsychites)

  1. (derogatory) A Hesychast.

Noun (2) capitalized: Omphalopsychite

Omphalopsychite (plural Omphalopsychites)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of omphalopsychite.

Forms of omphalopsychite

pluralomphalopsychites
pluralOmphalopsychites

Origin of omphalopsychite

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.

Words formed from omphalopsychite

Questions about omphalopsychite

What does omphalopsychite mean?
Omphalopsychite means a Hesychast.
What part of speech is omphalopsychite?
Omphalopsychite is a noun.
How do you pronounce omphalopsychite?
Omphalopsychite is pronounced /ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/.
What is the plural of omphalopsychite?
The plural of omphalopsychite is omphalopsychites.

Words near omphalopsychite in the dictionary

  1. omphalopagus
  2. omphalophlebitis
  3. omphalophobia
  4. omphalopsychic
  5. omphalopsychics
  6. omphalopsychite
  7. omphalopsychites
  8. omphaloptic
  9. omphalos
  10. Omphalos hypothesis
  11. omphaloscepsis

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