omphalopsychite
/ˌɒmfələˈsaɪkaɪt/
构词拆解
- omphalo-
- Relating to the navel.
- psych-
- Alternative form of psycho-.
- -ite
- (sometimes derogatory) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc. · Used to form nouns denoting descendants of a specified historical person, especially a biblical figure.
词源链
- 英语English
omphalopsychite
词源说明
Borrowed from Medieval 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.
释义
名词noun
- 1(theology, derogatory) A Hesychast.