discalced

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
  2. Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkælst/

Word forms

discalced

Etymology

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

Related words

dis- Discalced Carmelites discalceate
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