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discalced

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɪsˈkælst/
  • rhymes with -ælst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

Examples

  • Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, formal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • discalced friars

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discalceate, unshod

Antonyms: calced

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: déchaux — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot
  • German: unbeschuht — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot
  • Hungarian: sarutlan — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot
  • Italian: scalzo — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot
  • Latin: discalceātus — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot
  • Polish: bosy — pertaining to a religious order that was historically barefoot