a member of an ancient Hindu sect of ascetics who wore little or no clothing
Origin of gymnosophist
Middle English genosophis from Classical Latin gymnosophistae, plural from Classical Greek gymnosophistai: see gymno- and sophistgymnosophist
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gymnosophist
noun
One of an ancient sect of Hindu ascetics who wore little or no clothing and were devoted to mystical contemplation.
Origin of gymnosophist
Middle English gumnosophist from sing. of Latin gymnosophistae from Greek gumnosophistai gumnos naked ; see nogw- in Indo-European roots. sophistēs expert ; see sophist .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural gymnosophists)
- One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
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