calced

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adjective

Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.”

Similar
shodwearing shoesparticularly
Opposite
discalced
OriginLatin calceus →
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Meanings

adjectivecalced (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareSynonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.

    1 more example

    In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced.

    1884, William Edward Addis et al., “Carmelite”, in A Catholic Dictionary...

    Synonyms: shod, wearing shoes, particularly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.

Similar
shodwearing shoesparticularly

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused of certain religious orders who wear shoes

Similar
shod
Opposite
discalced
Also see
shod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincalceus“calceus, footwear”
  2. Englishcalced

A back-formation from discalced, with reference to Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calced

discalcedshalst
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Cite this entry
APA

calced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calced

MLA

“calced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calced. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calced.

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