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discalced

/dɪsˈkælst/

discalced adjective: pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.

Adjective

discalced (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
    • Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.
  2. (broadly, formal) Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.
    • They were discalced to a man like pilgrims of some common order for all their shoes were long since stolen.2006, Cormac McCarthy, The Road, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN, page 24

Origin of discalced

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus (“barefoot”) + -ed, rendering French déchaussé. By surface analysis, dis- + calced.

Words that rhyme with discalced

Questions about discalced

What does discalced mean?
Discalced means pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
What part of speech is discalced?
Discalced is an adjective.
How do you pronounce discalced?
Discalced is pronounced /dɪsˈkælst/.

Words near discalced in the dictionary

  1. discalceate
  2. discalceated
  3. discalceates
  4. discalceating
  5. discalceation
  6. discalced
  7. discals
  8. discamp
  9. discamped
  10. discamping
  11. discamps

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