Synonyms for omphalos

Grammar : Noun

Spell : om-fuh-luh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒm fə ləs

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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

Example sentences :

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

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