sky-clad
adjective
Naked (used especially in the context of modern pagan ritual): some go sky-clad as they feel clothes diminish the power they are seeking from their surroundings...
- Over the centuries the Jains have evolved into two primary communities, the Digambara (the sky-clad or naked) and the vetmbara (the white-clad).
- Archaeologists have also identified a fertility site at Hutubi where life-size rock carvings show sky-clad women and men dancing.
- We discovered then we had been dancing sky-clad in our rites.
Origin
Early 20th century: probably a translation of Sanskrit Digāmbara (see Digambara).