Discalceation

Discalceation

Discalceation is a word that means "removal of footwear". St. Teresa of Ávila was one of a number of saints of the Roman Catholic Church who were "discalced," or shoeless. She was one of the founders of the Discalced Carmelites religious order.

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  • Discalceation — Dis*cal ce*a tion, n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discalceation — noun The act of removing footwear …   Wiktionary

  • discalceation — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Teresa of Ávila — Infobox Saint name=Saint Teresa of Ávila birth date=28 March 1515 death date=death date and age|1582|10|4|1515|03|28 [At some hour of the night between 4 October and 15 October 1582, the night of the transition in Spain from the Julian to the… …   Wikipedia

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