gymnosophy means A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
gymnosophy is pronounced /d͡ʒɪmˈnɒsəfi/.
Why “gymnosophy” is a great word
GYMNOSOPHY — [Noun] A philosophical doctrine that regards nudity as the natural and ethical state for humankind. From the Greek combining form *gymno-* ("naked") + *-sophy* (from Greek *sophia*, "wisdom"), hence "wisdom of the naked." Unlike naturism, which denotes the practice of social nudity, or asceticism, which denotes a broad renunciation of physical pleasure, gymnosophy is the intellectual architecture beneath the bare fact. It is the sun warming the shoulder blade as birthright, the unmediated brush of grass against skin, the quiet defiance of a body refusing the uniform of its culture—a claim that truth, like the body, has nothing to hide.
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- A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society.