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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gymnosophy \Gym*nos"o*phy\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]s"[-o]*f[y^]), n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. --Good.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The wisdom or accumulated knowledge and experience of the lifestyle of being nude. It encompasses naturism and nudism.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Gymnosophy (from Greek γυμνός gymnós "naked" and σοφία sophía "wisdom") was a movement and a philosophy practiced in Europe and the USA from the end of the 19th century to the mid 20th century. The practice involved nudity , asceticism and meditation . ...