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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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(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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