Definition of Discalceation. Meaning of Discalceation. Synonyms of Discalceation

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Definition of Discalceation

Discalceation
Discalceation Dis*cal`ce*a"tion, n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

Meaning of Discalceation from wikipedia

- ("to provide with shoes"), from calceus ("shoe"), from calx ("heel"). Discalceation means "removal of footwear". The nuns in the Carmelite reform convents...
- shape. Around the same time, several mendicant orders began practicing discalceation as an aspect of their vows of humility and poverty, going entirely barefoot...
- Middle Ages, it was seen as a sign of religious ascetism. In particular, discalceation, the practice of going constantly barefoot or clad only in sandals,...
- ceremonial flagellation prescribed for the Divine Office every w****, and the discalceation of the religious. For the first five years, Teresa remained in seclusion...
- villages. In medieval Europe, going barefoot or only wearing sandals (discalceation) was a mark of humility and piety among many mendicant orders of monks...
- Divine Liturgy Diocesan priest Diocesan tribunal — see: Tribunal (below) Discalceation Dulia — see also: Hyperdulia (below) East–West Schism - forcibly divided...