omphaloskepsis

Etymology
From +.

Noun

 * 1) Contemplation of or meditation upon one's navel; navel-gazing.
 * 2)  Ratiocination to the point of self-absorption.
 * 3) * 1952, William Harold Ingrams, Hong Kong, H. M. Stationery Off., page 22,
 * … like the Muslims who saw Mecca as the world's navel, the British saw London as the world's capital. Omphaloscepsis has always been one of the world's troubles.
 * … like the Muslims who saw Mecca as the world's navel, the British saw London as the world's capital. Omphaloscepsis has always been one of the world's troubles.

Translations

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 * Bokmål: navlebeskuer