First Known Use: 15th century
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gymnosophist
noun gym·nos·o·phist \jim-ˈnä-sə-fist\
Definition of GYMNOSOPHIST
: any of a sect of ascetics in ancient India who went naked and practiced meditation
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Origin of GYMNOSOPHIST
Latin gymnosophista, from Greek gymnosophistēs, from gymnos + sophistēs wise man, sophist
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