| Pronunciation: | | 'kârmu`lIt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order
- [adj] of or relating to the Carmelite friars; "Carmelite monasteries"
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CARMELITE is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | White Friar |
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| | See Also: | | friar, mendicant, Roman Catholic |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Car"mel*ite\, Carmelin \Car"mel*in\ a.
Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.
\Car"mel*ite\, n.
1. (Eccl. Hist.) 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.
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