CARMELITE

Carmelite

(adjective) of or relating to the Carmelite friars; “Carmelite monasteries”

Carmelite, White Friar

(noun) a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Carmelite (plural Carmelites)

A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.

Synonym: white friar

A variety of pear.

A fine woolen material like debeige.

Source: Wiktionary


Car"mel*ite, Car"mel*in a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.

Car"mel*ite, n.

1. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar.

2. A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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