Discalced means barefooted, as in [[Christian]] orders that have members who wear sandals or go shoeless, such as the Discalced [[Carmelites]], Clerks of the Holy Cross and Augustinians. It represents austerity.
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'''Discalced''' means barefooted, as in [[Christian]] orders that have members who wear [[sandal]]s (common footware at the time of [[Jesus]]) or go shoeless, such as the Discalced [[Carmelites]], Clerks of the Holy Cross and Augustinians. It represents austerity.