Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omphalopsychite

/ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: om-phalopsy-chite
IPA: /ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Derogatory

noun

Alternative letter-case form of omphalopsychite.

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine 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.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

omphalopsychites (plural)

Derived Forms

omphalopsychic

Questions

How do you pronounce omphalopsychite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/.
What does omphalopsychite mean?: A Hesychast.
Where does omphalopsychite come from?: Borrowed from Byzantine 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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