Multiple choice general knowledge

What word does the following definition describe? Contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.

  1. Melancholy

  2. Omphaloskepsis

  3. Deliquesce

  4. Rankle
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Explanation

Omphaloskepsis is the actual word for navel-contemplation as a meditation practice, derived from Greek 'omphalos' (navel) + 'skepsis' (contemplation). The other options are unrelated: melancholy (sadness), deliquesce (dissolve), rankle (irritate).

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