Carmelite
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Car·mel·ite
(kär′mə-līt′)n.
1. A monk or mendicant friar belonging to the Roman Catholic order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in 1155. Also called White Friar.
2. A member of a community of nuns of this order, founded in 1452.
Car′mel·ite′ adj.
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Carmelite
(ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt)n
1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
2. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a corresponding order of nuns founded in 1452, noted for its austere rule
3. (Roman Catholic Church) (modifier) of or relating to the Carmelite friars or nuns
[C14: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded]
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Car•mel•ite
(ˈkɑr məˌlaɪt)n.
1. a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century.
2. a nun belonging to this order.
adj. 3. of or pertaining to Carmelites or their order.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin Carmelita, after Carmel]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century |
Adj. | 1. | Carmelite - of or relating to the Carmelite friars; "Carmelite monasteries" |
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Carmelite
n → Karmelit(in) m(f), → Karmeliter(in) m(f)
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Carmelite
[ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt] n → carmelitano/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995