philosopher vs gymnosophist

gymnosophist vs philosopher

philosopher and gymnosophist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
philosopher	Yes	No	No	No
gymnosophist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gymnosophist is a hyponym of philosopher; that is, gymnosophist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than philosopher:

philosopher: a specialist in philosophy
gymnosophist: member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)

Other hyponyms of philosopher include nativist, Cynic, eclectic, eclecticist, empiricist, epistemologist, aesthetician, esthetician, ethician, ethicist, existential philosopher, existentialist, existentialist philosopher, libertarian, mechanist, moralist, naturalist, necessitarian, nominalist, pluralist, pre-Socratic, realist, Scholastic, Sophist, Stoic, transcendentalist, yogi, Karl Popper, Popper, Sir Karl Raimund Popper.

philosopher (noun)	gymnosophist (noun)
a specialist in philosophy	member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism)
a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

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