单词 | discalceation |
释义 | discalceationn. Now rare. The action of taking off the shoes, esp. as a token of reverence or humility.In later use chiefly with reference to rituals associated with Freemasonry. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > discalceation discalceation1638 1638 J. Mede Reverence Gods House 35 That rite of Discalceation used by the Jews and other Nations of the Orient, at their coming into sacred places. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I ii. ix. 138 The Pythagorean mode of discalceation, or putting off the shoes, at entrance into the Temple. a1719 F. Lee Απολειπομενα (1752) II. xxxvii. 244 The holy Symbols of Discalceation, and Washing the Feet, as mysteriously used by him before his Passion. 1844 Penny Satirist 31 Aug. 4/1 In the afternoon he frequents the coffee-house, or practising the very ancient rite of discalceation..enters the mosque. 1909 C. H. Vail Anc. Myst. & Mod. Masonry (2005) 208 The Rite of Discalceation. This Rite refers to the act of uncovering the feet on approaching holy ground. 2007 A. A. El Passion & Resurrection of Moorish Hiram viii. 230 The process of discalceation..is an integral facet of Masonic initiation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638 |
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