omphalos
Example Sentences
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But for classical music, it’s the very omphalos, everything’s sort of seated, and it’s the hub.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023
It reminded me of omphalos syndrome, named from the Greek word for “navel.”
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2014
And the best evidence is probably in Colorado Springs, the omphalos of the evangelical movement.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2013
But while it’s true the omphalos has at times overvalued its influence, it is a billion-dollar center of religious power with sway, like it or not, locally, nationally, and symbolically.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2013
All day long she sat over a hole in the ground, the omphalos, the navel of the earth, breathing petrochemical fumes escaping from underneath.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
