Gymnosophist Definition
jĭm-nŏsə-fĭst
noun
A member of an ancient Hindu sect of ascetics who wore little or no clothing.
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Noun
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gymnosophistsOrigin of Gymnosophist
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Middle English gumnosophist from sing. of Latin gymnosophistae from Greek gumnosophistai gumnos naked nogw- in Indo-European roots sophistēs expert sophist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French gymnosophiste, from Latin gymnosophistae, from Ancient Greek γυμνοσοφισταί (gumnosophistai), from γυμνός (gumnos, “naked”) + σοφιστής (sophistēs, “sophist”).
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