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gymnosophist
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gym·nos·o·phist  (jm-ns-fst)
n.
One of an ancient sect of Hindu ascetics who wore little or no clothing and were devoted to mystical contemplation.

[Middle English gumnosophist, from sing. of Latin gymnosophistae, from Greek gumnosophistai : gumnos, naked; see nogw- in Indo-European roots + sophists, expert; see sophist.]
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Noun1.gymnosophist - member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
philosopher - a specialist in philosophy


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However, the gymnosophists at his court, led by Sisimithres, who brought Charicleia out of Ethiopia into Greece as a young girl, believe otherwise: "'Carry out this unhallowed sacrifice which the ancestral usages of Ethiopian custom make inevitable.
 
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