Carmelite

[ kahr-muh-lahyt ]

noun
  1. a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.

  2. a nun belonging to this order.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Carmelites or their order.

Origin of Carmelite

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin Carmelita, named after Carmel, first seat of the order; see -ite1

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Carmelite

/ (ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt) /


nounRC Church
  1. a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; a White Friar

  2. a member of a corresponding order of nuns founded in 1452, noted for its austere rule

  1. (modifier) of or relating to the Carmelite friars or nuns

Origin of Carmelite

1
C14: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded

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