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Definition of "discalced" [dis•calced]

  • Barefoot or wearing sandals. Used of certain religious orders. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "discalced" in a sentence
  • "In 1614, the new branch known now (as then) as "discalced" were freed from dependence on the general of the order; and in 1622 Pope Gregory XV approved their constitutions."
  • "Babies must be snatched from mothers, stinky feet must be discalced, nail files must be confiscated, and all your personal belongings must be strewn about for all to ogle."
  • "Father Altier, a diocesan priest, but also a Carmelite Tertiary, was discalced."