GYMNOSOPHIST


Meaning of GYMNOSOPHIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jim-ˈnä-sə-fist ]

noun

Etymology: Latin gymnosophista, from Greek gymnosophistēs, from gymnos + sophistēs wise man, sophist

Date: 15th century

: any of a sect of ascetics in ancient India who went naked and practiced meditation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.