naturist
[ney-cher-ist]
- a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- a nudist.
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Origin of naturist
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No; it is your naturism that is "narrowness and sectarianism."
Here we are, for once, just as far from naturism as from animism.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious LifeEmile Durkheim
For some, animism is the primitive religion, of which naturism is only a secondary and derived form.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious LifeEmile Durkheim
Thus it is only in appearance that naturism escapes the objection which we recently raised against animism.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious LifeEmile Durkheim
Thus the objection which we have made to naturism would seem to be applicable to all possible systems of explanation.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious LifeEmile Durkheim
naturism
- another name for nudism
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Word Origin and History for naturism
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