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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