omphalos
[ om-fuh-luhs ]
noun
the navel; umbilicus.
the central point.
Greek Antiquity. a stone in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, thought to mark the center of the earth.
Origin of omphalos
11840–50; <Greek omphalós; akin to navel
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British Dictionary definitions for omphalos
omphalos
/ (ˈɒmfəˌlɒs) /
noun
(in the ancient world) a sacred conical object, esp a stone. The most famous omphalos at Delphi was assumed to mark the centre of the earth
the central point
literary another word for navel
Origin of omphalos
1Greek: navel
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