gymnosophrare.|ˈdʒɪmnəsɒf| [As if ad.Gr. *γυµνόσοϕος, after ϕιλόσοϕος (see philosopher); cf. next.] = next. a1834Coleridge Lit. Rem. (1839) IV. 282 To have the battle fairly fought out, Spinoza, or a Bhuddist, or a Burmese Gymnosoph, should be challenged.