Definitions for omphalos
ˈɒm fə ləsom·pha·los

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1. navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, belly button, omphalos, omphalusnoun

   a scar where the umbilical cord was attached

   "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"

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1. omphalosnoun

   An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.

2. omphalosnoun

   The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels).

3. Etymology: From ὀμφαλός.

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1. omphalos

   Omphalos is a Greek term that means "navel." In a broader context, omphalos refers to the center or hub of something. It can also refer to a religious stone artifact or be interpreted as a symbolic reference to the center of the earth or universe. It's most commonly associated with the ancient Greeks who believed that Delphi was the navel of the world and had a stone monument called Omphalos to symbolize it.

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1. Omphalos

   An omphalos is a religious stone artifact, or baetylus. In Greek, the word omphalos means "navel". According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus sent out two eagles to fly across the world to meet at its center, the "navel" of the world. Omphalos stones used to denote this point were erected in several areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea; the most famous of those was at the oracle at Delphi. It is also the name of the stone given to Cronus in Zeus' place in Greek mythology.

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1. Omphalos

   om′fal-us, n. the navel: a raised central point: a boss.—adj. Omphal′ic.—ns. Om′phalism, tendency to place the capital of a country at its geographical centre, or to increase the powers of central at the expense of local government; Omphalī′tis, inflammation of the umbilicus; Om′phalocele, umbilical hernia.—adj. Om′phaloid.—ns. Om′phalomancy, divination from the number of knots in the navel-string as to how many children the mother will bear; Omphalop′agus, a double monster united at the umbilicus; Omphalot′omy, cutting of the umbilical cord at birth. [Gr., the navel.]

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1. omphalos

   The omphalos symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the omphalos symbol and its characteristic.

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How to pronounce omphalos?

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How to say omphalos in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of omphalos in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of omphalos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=omphalos
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Omphalos
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=omphalos
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=omphalos
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=omphalos