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Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of gymnosophist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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gymnosophist
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UK: /d͡ʒɪmˈnɒsəfɪst/
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General-American: /d͡ʒɪmˈnɑsəfɪst/
noun
Meaning 2
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
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noun
Meaning 3
member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: philosopher
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French gymnosophiste, from Latin gymnosophista, from Ancient Greek γυμνοσοφιστής (gumnosophistḗs), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “sophist”).