Carmelite

[ kahr-muh-lahyt ]

/ ˈkɑr məˌlaɪt /

noun

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

a nun belonging to this order.

adjective

of or relating to Carmelites or their order.

Origin of Carmelite

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

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Examples from the Web for carmelite

There was among the Carmelite nuns of Lerma, a mother abbess, called mother Agueda.
Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries|William Hogan
Sailing on, he discovered a river which he named "Carmelo," in honor of the Carmelite friars who accompanied him.
History of California|Helen Elliott Bandini
This was once a Carmelite monastery, and still has a wonderful garden and a celebrated peach and pear and chabacano orchard.
Diplomatic Days|Edith O'Shaughnessy
After the death of his wife, he became a priest, and was chaplain and confessor of the Carmelite nuns of St.Joseph.
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus|Teresa of Avila

Carmelite is obtained by padding in a mixture of muriate or sulphate of manganese and acetate of iron, then proceeding as above.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for carmelite

Carmelite

/ (ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt) /

noun RC Church

a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; a White Friar

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

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

Word Origin for Carmelite

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

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Word Origin and History for carmelite

Carmelite

c.1500, from Medieval Latin Carmelites, member of an order of mendicant friars (White Friars) founded 12c. by Berthold of Calabria on Mount Carmel in what is now northwest Israel.