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Word | Gymnosophist |
French Meaning | gymnosophiste |
member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) / 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. / a member of an ancient Indian sect that wore very little clothing and was given to asceticism and contemplation., | |
Usage | ⇒ There he is said to have encountered the ‘ gymnosophists ’ and ‘magi’ who were thought to have influenced his later philosophical views. |
Synonyms | naturist, nudist, vegetarian, abstainer, altogether, ascetic, bacon, birthday suit, buff, decollete, empiricist, fire worshiper, fruitarian, nude, nudity, raw, stripper, stripteaser, dissentient, dissident, |
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