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gymnosophist

[ jim-nos-uh-fist ]
/ dʒɪmˈnɒs ə fɪst /
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noun
one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
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Origin of gymnosophist

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin gymnosophistae Indian ascetics <Greek gymnosophistaí naked philosophers. See gymno-, sophist

OTHER WORDS FROM gymnosophist

gym·nos·o·phy, noun

Words nearby gymnosophist

gymnocarpous, gymnodinium, gymnogynous, gymnoplast, gymnorhinal, gymnosophist, gymnosperm, gymnospermous, gymnospore, gympie, gym rat
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnosophist

gymnosophist
/ (dʒɪmˈnɒsəfɪst) /
noun
one of a sect of naked Indian ascetics who regarded food or clothing as detrimental to purity of thought

Derived forms of gymnosophist

gymnosophy, noun

Word Origin for gymnosophist

C16: from Latin gymnosophistae, from Greek gumnosophistai naked philosophers
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