discalced
/dis'kælst/ Cách viết khác : (discalceate) /dis'kælsieit/ (discalceated) /dis'kælsieitid/
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
Adjective
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(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals
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discalced friars
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