Gymnosophy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gymnosophy \Gym*nos"o*phy\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]s"[-o]*f[y^]), n.
     The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. --Good.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  gymnosophy
       n : the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced
           nudity and asceticism and meditation