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qroqqa commented on the word umbilicanimism
'The practice of looking steadfastly at the navel, followed by the Hesychasts, in expectation of an outward exhibition of the light supposed to dwell within the soul of man.'—OED
< L. umbilicus + anima, after late Gr. omphalópsukhos
aka omphaloskepsis
August 13, 2008