CARMELITE


Meaning of CARMELITE in English

n. & adj.

n. 1 a friar of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, following a rule of extreme asceticism. 2 a nun of a similar order.

adj. of or relating to the Carmelites.

[ F Carmelite or med.L carmelita f. Mt. Carmel in Palestine, where the order was founded in the 12th c. ]

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