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Synonyms for omphalos
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : om-fuh-luh s |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒm fə ləs |
Top 10 synonyms for omphalos Other synonyms for the word omphalos
- core
- cynosure
- dead center
- direct hit
- equidistance
- essence
- focal point
- focus
- gist
- hole in one
- home run
- hotbed
- inside
- interior
- intermediacy
- kernel
- mainstream
- marrow
- median
- middle
- middle of the road
- midpoint
- midst
- nave
- navel
- nucleus
- omphalos
- pith
- pivot
- polestar
- quick
- quintain
- radial point
- root
- seat
- target
Définition of omphalos
Origin :- also omphalus, "sacred stone," 1850, from Greek omphalos, literally "navel," later also "hub" (as the central point), from PIE *ombh-alo-, from root *nobh-/*ombh- "navel" (see navel). The name of the rounded stone in the shrine at Delphi, regarded by the ancients as the center of the world. Related: Omphalic.
- As in : noun center of a target
- As in center : noun middle point
- As in midpoint : noun center
- Omphalos, om′fal-us, n. the navel: a raised central point: a boss.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various
- Delphi also contained the “Omphalos,” a sacred stone bound with fillets, supposed to mark the centre of the earth.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 » by Various
- From which omphalos or hub of the universe he will direct his shining team even to the far Hesperides of Richmond or of Windsor.
- Extract from : « Pagan Papers » by Kenneth Grahame
- Among the former is the famous Omphalos or Navel-stone, on which Apollo is often represented as sitting.
- Extract from : « Greece » by J.A. McClymont
- On the right, the god is seated on the omphalos, holding up his right hand.
- Extract from : « A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) » by A. H. Smith
Antonyms for omphalos
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