omphalocentric
English
Etymology
From omphalo- + -centric, thus literally "navel-centered."
Adjective
omphalocentric (comparative more omphalocentric, superlative most omphalocentric)
- Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing
- The omphalocentric process of self-construction and discovery
- 1967, Time Magazine, “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 15 May 2008, retrieved 11 May 2008:
- 'For the Man of the Year 1966 is a generation: the man—and woman—of 25 and under. ... Omphalocentric & Secure. What makes the Man of the Year unique?'
- 1981, Maud Ellmann, “Disremembering Dedalus”, in Robert Young, editor, Untying the Text: A Post-structuralist Reader, →ISBN, page 204:
- 'Finnegans Wake' and 'A Portrait' are both, in their different ways, omphalocentric.
- 1987, Christopher Dickey, With the Contras: A Reporter in the Wilds of Nicaragua, →ISBN, page 211:
- You could write a whole essay about "looking inward," a sort of omphalocentric option.
- 1999, Robert Langan, “What on Closer Examination Disappears”, in American Journal of Psychoanalysis, DOI:, page 92:
- Some would have it that psychoanalysis is an omphalocentric, self-indulgent waste of money and time, best avoided so that one can take the proper pill and properly get on with the business of living.
Derived terms
- omphalocentrism
Related terms
- omphaloskeptic
- omphaloscopy