gymnosophist
/d͡ʒɪmˈnɑsəfɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of a school of ancient Indian ascetic philosophers, reported in antiquity, who wore little clothing; a mystic.
name
Alternative letter-case form of gymnosophist.
Example Sentences
- "As that gymnosophist in Plutarch made answer to Alexander (demanding which spake best), Every one of his fellows did speak better than the other: so may I say of these causes […]."
- "I was speaking today with an unclothed Hindu religious, a parama-hamsa, on the steps of a Portuguese church, a true gymnosophist."
Etymology
Borrowed from French gymnosophiste, from Latin gymnosophista, from Ancient Greek γυμνοσοφιστής (gumnosophistḗs), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “sophist”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: gymnosophiste, gymnosophista, γυμνοσοφιστής
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /d͡ʒɪmˈnɑsəfɪst/
- British English: /d͡ʒɪmˈnɒsəfɪst/