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discalced [dɪsˈkælst] adj
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) barefooted: used to denote friars and nuns who wear sandals [from Latin discalceātus, from dis-1 + calceātus shod, from calceāre to provide with shoes, from calceus shoe, from calx heel] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Antonio de Santa Ana, (Antonio Galvao de Franca), Brazilian, priest of the Order of Discalced Friars Minor, and founder of the Convent of the Conceptionist Sisters (1739-1822); A member of the Discalced Carmelites, an international Catholic religious order with roots in the Middle East, Sleiman was in Chicago to attend a July 21-25 conference sponsored by the order's two branches to address the multiple levels of crisis on the world scene. Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-82) was the foundress of the Discalced Carmelites and one of the first women to be named a Doctor of the Church. |
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