GYMNOSOPHIST

gymnosophist

(noun) member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gymnosophist (plural gymnosophists)

One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.

Source: Wiktionary


Gym*nos"o*phist, n. Etym: [Gr. gymno`s naked + gymnosophisle.]

Definition: One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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