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Carmelite
[ kahr-muh-lahyt ]
noun
- a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.
- a nun belonging to this order.
adjective
- of or relating to Carmelites or their order.
Carmelite
/ ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt /
noun
- a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; a White Friar
- a member of a corresponding order of nuns founded in 1452, noted for its austere rule
- modifier of or relating to the Carmelite friars or nuns
Word History and Origins
Origin of Carmelite1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Carmelite1
Example Sentences
I challenge teams to find and photograph historic spots, such as where Escrivá’s first vision prompted him to found Opus Dei or the convent of the Descalzas Reales, where daughters of the nobility were sent to live out their lives as Carmelite nuns.
He on his part had thought Rosalia dead, and it was only by accident that he found that she still lived, a Carmelite nun.
We passed a very old Carmelite Church with rich carving about the entrance, and a fine old carved oak door.
Men obviously found it useful, and it is the basis of the modern Carmelite bibliography.
Vasari, of course, is the fountain-head of this misconception of the Carmelite's art.
It was the chant of the Carmelite nuns, their only human utterance.
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