About The Word Gymnosophist
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Gymnosophist
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What's The Definition Of Gymnosophist?
[n] member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gymnosophist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gymnosophist: See Also | philosopher Gymnosophist In Webster's Dictionary \Gym*nos"o*phist\, n. [Gr. ?; gymno`s naked + ?
philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophisle.]
One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in
India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied
themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and
employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.
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