rare. [f. L. umbilīc-us UMBILICUS + anima soul, alter late Gr. ὀμφαλύψυχος.] The practice of looking steadfastly at the navel, followed by the Hesychasts, in expectation of an outward exhibition of the light supposed to dwell within the soul of man.
1874. J. H. Blunt. Dict. Sects, 192/1. The Light theory and Umbilicanimism of the Hesychasts.
