nudism

noun

nud·ism ˈnü-ˌdi-zəm

ˈnyü-

: the practice of going nude especially in sexually mixed groups and during periods of time spent at specially secluded places

nudist

ˈnü-dist

ˈnyü-

adjective or noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web DePape, a former Green party member and nudism advocate who appears to have undergone a radical political conversion, had filled websites with these theories along with bigoted screeds directed at people of color, women, Jewish people and others. —

Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2022 Some nondenominational, hard-line conservative clergy accept nudism. —

Jeremy Lindenfeld, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Some nondenominational, hard-line conservative clergy accept nudism. —

Jeremy Lindenfeld, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 Some Christian critics of nudism, including Mary Lowman of The Christian Working Woman, see the lifestyle as an affront to God. —

Jeremy Lindenfeld, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2022 See More

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