English
Etymology
French gymnosophiste, from Latin gymnosophistae, from Greek γ�μνο�ο�ι��αι, from γ�μνο� �naked� + �ο�ι��η� �sophist�.
Pronunciation
IPA: /ʤɪm'n�s�fɪst/
Noun
gymnosophist
- one of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic
#:*1973: I was speaking today with an unclothed Hindu religious, a parama-hamsa, on the steps of a Portuguese church, a true gymnosophist � Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
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