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omphalos.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒmfəlɒs/UK
  1. An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.

  2. 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. The navel.

  4. A raised central point; a boss.

  5. The center or hub.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”). Doublet of navel.

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