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† discalˈceation Obs. [n. of action from L. discalceāre: see discalceate v.] The action of taking off the shoes, esp. in token of reverence.
a1638Mede Reverence God's Ho. Wks. (1672) ii. 347 An allusion..to that Rite of Discalceation used by the Jews and other Nations of the Orient at their coming into Sacred places. 1669Gale Crt. Gentiles i. ii. ix. 138 The Pythagorean mode of discalceation, or putting off the shoes, at entrance into the Temple. |