discalced

/dis'kælst/ Cách viết khác : (discalceate) /dis'kælsieit/ (discalceated) /dis'kælsieitid/

Thân thiện

The discalced monk walks quietly along the stone corridor.

Definition

Adjective: - Barefoot or wearing only sandals: Describes a person, especially a member of a specific religious order, who goes without shoes or wears only sandals as a sign of humility, poverty, or asceticism.

Usage

This is a formal and specialized term, primarily used in historical or religious contexts to describe the practice of certain monastic orders. - It is typically used attributively (before a noun) to describe the person or group. - The term is most commonly associated with Catholic religious orders, such as the Discalced Carmelites.

Examples

• The discalced monks walked silently along the stone path.
• She joined an order of discalced nuns who devoted themselves to prayer and simplicity.
• The rule required the friars to be discalced as a sign of their renunciation of worldly comforts.

Advanced Usage

• "Discalced" as a defining characteristic: The term can be part of the official name of a religious order to distinguish them from non-reformed branches.
  • The Discalced Carmelites were reformed by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.

Variants and Related Words

• Discalceate (adjective, verb): A less common variant with the same meaning. As a verb, it means to make someone go barefoot or to remove shoes.
• Unshod (adjective): A more general synonym meaning not wearing shoes; barefoot.

Synonyms

• Barefoot
• Unshod
• Unsandaled

Antonyms

• Shod
• Calceated (a rare, direct antonym meaning "wearing shoes")
• Shodden

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
   • discalced friars

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discalceate
• unshod