Difference between Omphalos and Umbilicus

What is the difference between Omphalos and Umbilicus?

Omphalos as a noun is an ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world. while Umbilicus as a noun is navel

Omphalos

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world. The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels).

Umbilicus

Part of speech: noun

Definition: navel

We hope you now know whether to use Omphalos or Umbilicus in your sentence.

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