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- Discalced - Wikipedia
Discalceation means "removal of footwear" The nuns in the Carmelite reform convents erected by Teresa of Ávila abstained from wearing shoes, and were therefore indicated as discalced She and St John of the Cross were the founders of the Discalced Carmelites
- DISCALCED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DISCALCED is unshod, barefoot How to use discalced in a sentence
- What does it mean when a religious order is “discalced”?
To be “discalced” is to go without footwear or only wear sandals Various religious congregations practice discalceation as a penance, as a way to demonstrate their devotion to the Faith, or, like the wearing of the habit, to represent their separation from the world
- History of the Discalced Carmelite Order — DiscalcedCarmel
Because they wore sandals, the footwear of the poor, they were popularly known as barefoot or Discalced Carmelites The nuns led an enclosed contemplative life of prayer and sacrifice for the needs of the Church
- Carmelites — Cloistered Life
The word "discalced" came from a Latin word meaning "without shoes," because the nuns went barefoot or wore sandals instead of shoes with stockings
- Question #5: What does Discalced mean? — The Carmel of Mary . . .
Question: What does “Discalced” mean? Answer: Discalced simply means “unshod ” “Calceus” is the Latin for “shoe” and “dis” means “without ”
- discalced - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
discalced (not comparable) (Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes [from 17th c ]
- DISCALCED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Definition of 'discalced' discalced in British English (dɪsˈkælst ) adjective used to denote friars and nuns who wear sandals rather than shoes
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