gymnosophist
[ jim-nos-uh-fist ]
/ dʒɪmˈnɒs ə fɪst /
noun
one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
Origin of gymnosophist
OTHER WORDS FROM gymnosophist
gym·nos·o·phy, nounWords nearby gymnosophist
gymnocarpous,
gymnodinium,
gymnogynous,
gymnoplast,
gymnorhinal,
gymnosophist,
gymnosperm,
gymnospermous,
gymnospore,
gympie,
gymslip
Example sentences from the Web for gymnosophist
Two islands in India, one called Brahmin, and the other Gymnosophist.
Opposite Julian stood a lean man with a coppery skin; it was the gymnosophist—the naked sage—assistant of Maximus.
The Death of the Gods |Dmitri MrejkowskiSo much of truth is got from being a gymnosophist and regarding your own toes with aloof abstraction on a sunny Christmas morning.
The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson
British Dictionary definitions for gymnosophist
gymnosophist
/ (dʒɪmˈnɒsəfɪst) /
noun
one of a sect of naked Indian ascetics who regarded food or clothing as detrimental to purity of thought
Derived forms of gymnosophist
gymnosophy, nounWord Origin for gymnosophist
C16: from Latin
gymnosophistae, from Greek
gumnosophistai naked philosophers