Definition of gymnosophist Gymnosophist
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What does gymnosophist mean?
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NounPlural: gymnosophists |
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| gymnosophist - member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) | ||
| philosopher a specialist in philosophy | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gymnosophist (Noun)
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gymnosophist (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gymnosophist
jim-nos′of-ist, n. the name given by the Greeks to those ancient Hindu philosophers who wore little or no clothing, and lived solitarily in mystical contemplation.—n. Gymnos′ophy. [Gr. gymnos, naked, sophos, wise.]
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🔤- gymnosophist, noun, singular of gymnosophists.
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