omphalopsychite

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/ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/

noun

A Hesychast.

OriginMedieval Greek ὀμφαλοψυχίτης →
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Meanings

omphalopsychite1

nounomphalopsychite (plural omphalopsychites)

plural omphalopsychites

  1. derogatorylifestyleA Hesychast.

Omphalopsychite2

nounOmphalopsychite (plural Omphalopsychites)

plural Omphalopsychites

  1. Alternative letter-case form of omphalopsychite.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekὀμφαλοψυχίτης
  2. Englishomphalopsychite

Borrowed from Medieval 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.

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