Word of the Day

[funlvnman]

So if I get caught sitting at my desk thinking, can I admit to
omphaloskepsisism?




Merriam-Webster Word of the Day

omphaloskepsis \ahm-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis\ (noun)
: contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation;
also : indisposition to motion, exertion, or change

Example sentence:
Mystics of the Middle Ages practiced omphaloskepsis,
believing that concentrating on a single focal point such as
the navel would help them experience divine light and glory.

Did you know?
Greek mythology holds that Zeus released two eagles, one
from the east and one from the west, and made them fly toward
each other. They met at Delphi, and the spot was marked with a
stone in the temple of the oracle there, a stone they named
"omphalos," Greek for "navel" (it supposedly marked the center
of the world). Mystics have been practicing omphaloskepsis for
centuries, but it wasn't until the early 1920s that English
speakers combined "omphalos" with another Greek term, "skepsis"
(which means "examination," not "skepticism"), to create a word
for studying one's own middle and thinking deeply.

[dfmacliam]

so.. if you meditate on it and its an innie.. you get centered... but if its an outie... you are not getting in?....LOL

[Bugbear]

"Peace and chicken grease..."

[ccga3359]

Wow, thats heavy.

[KFCarter]

I'mfulloskepsisism, too.

[Rex_Tremende]

I might have to sit here and think about that for a while.

R.

[BEEDEE]

That reminds me of the blonde that was introduced to a Naval Doctor at a party. Her response - "I didn't know that was a medical speciality"


Brian

[vipermcgee]

I'mfulloskepsisism, too.

That's better than what I am often told I'm full of!

Robert

[Lachlan09]

MacGhilleSheathanaich is a good word, but it's a surname.

[Bigkahuna]

Col. McKinnon says "Yons a silly word and we're no gonna discuss it."