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adj
Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Nude, naked, especially when outdoors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, poetic
Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
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History
From sky + clad, indicating that the person in question is clad only in the sky. Attested from early 20th century England, it is partially a calque of Sanskrit दिगम्बर (digambara, “having all (=ten) quarters of the globe as one's only clothing, i.e., naked”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
