naturist

[ ney-cher-ist ]

/ ˈneɪ tʃər ɪst /

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noun

a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.

a nudist.

Origin of naturist

First recorded in 1675–85; nature + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM naturist

na·tur·ism, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH naturist

naturalist naturist nudist

Words nearby naturist

nature worship, nature's call, nature-nurture controversy, natured, naturism, naturist, naturopathy, nau, nauch, naucratis, naugahyde

Example sentences from the Web for naturism

Thus the objection which we have made to naturism would seem to be applicable to all possible systems of explanation.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim
Thus it is only in appearance that naturism escapes the objection which we recently raised against animism.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim
No; it is your naturism that is "narrowness and sectarianism."

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
Here we are, for once, just as far from naturism as from animism.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

For some, animism is the primitive religion, of which naturism is only a secondary and derived form.

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life |Emile Durkheim

British Dictionary definitions for naturism

naturism

/ (ˈneɪtʃəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

another name for nudism

Derived forms of naturism

naturist, noun, adjective

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