discalceate

1. 1.

   (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals

   “discalced friars”

   Synonymsdiscalcedunshod

   religion

Questions about discalceate

What does discalceate mean?

discalceate means "(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals".

How many syllables are in discalceate?

discalceate has 4 syllables: di-scal-ce-ate. The stress falls on "scal".

What is another word for discalceate?

Close synonyms include discalced, unshod. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is discalceate a common word?

discalceate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.