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Carmelite

(kär′mə līt′)

noun

a mendicant friar of the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in Syria about 1160
a nun of this order

Origin: Fr < ML Carmelita < LL(Ec) Carmelites, inhabitant of Mount Carmel

adjective

of this order

See Carmelite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A monk or mendicant friar belonging to the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in 1155. Also called White Friar.
A member of a community of nuns of this order, founded in 1452.

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Carˈmel·iteˌ adjective

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