gymnosophist
/dʒɪmˈnɑsəfɪst/
noun
- A member of an ancient group of Hindu philosophers who lived without clothes and practiced meditation and self-denial.
- A gymnosophist believed that freeing the body from clothing helped free the mind.
- Ancient Greek writers described the gymnosophists as wise men who rejected material comforts.
- The gymnosophist sat motionless under the tree, deep in thought.