Carmelite
Carmelite · Carmelites
Karmelit, Karmelitin
A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic…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.
US/kˈɑɹməlˌaɪt/
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
Karmelit, Karmelitin
A variety of pear.
(historical)A type of fine woolen material.
More definitions
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
member of a certain Catholic religious order:
Origin
From Carmel + -ite.From Carmel + -ite.
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Forms
plural: Carmelites| Singular | Carmelite |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers:White Friar