Thesaurus: gymnosophist

Related headwords

Definitions

1. n. One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.
2. n. member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
3. One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.
4. One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in Indiaby Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied themselves theuse of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed themselves inthe contemplation of nature.
5. n. member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)