GYMNOSOPHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gymnosophy mean? 

• GYMNOSOPHY (noun)
  The noun GYMNOSOPHY has 1 sense:

1. the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

  Familiarity information: GYMNOSOPHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYMNOSOPHY (noun)

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Meaning:

The doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gymnosophy" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

gymnosophical (of or relating to gymnosophy)

gymnosophist (member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism))