omphaloskepsis

 [om-fuh-loh-skep-sis]   Origin

om·pha·lo·skep·sis

   [om-fuh-loh-skep-sis]
noun
contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
Origin:
< Greek omphal(ós) omphalos + -o- -o- + sképsis act of looking
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omphaloskepsis has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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Word Origin & History

omphaloskepsis
1925, from omphalo-, from omphalos "navel" (see navel) + -skepsis, from skeptesthai "to reflect, look, view" (see scope (1)). Also omphaloscopy (1931), and used in the sense of "navel-gazer" were omphalopsychic (1892), omphalopsychite (1882).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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