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单词 carmelite
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Carmelite in British English

(ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt)
noun Roman Catholic Church
1. 
a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; White Friar
2. 
a member of a corresponding order of nuns founded in 1452, noted for its austere rule
3. (modifier)
of or relating to the Carmelite friars or nuns
Word origin
C14: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded

Carmelite in American English

(ˈkɑrməˌlaɪt)
noun
1. 
a mendicant friar of the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in Syria about 1160
2. 
a nun of this order
adjective
3. 
of this order
Word origin
Fr < ML Carmelita < LL(Ec) Carmelites, inhabitant of Carmel

Examples of 'Carmelite' in a sentence
Carmelite

The absent ones were Michael, the oldest, a married sister, Patricia, and Bridget, the Carmelite nun.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (1993)
Mr Vinney asked Helen, `What do you think of our having a Carmelite daughter?
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (1993)
Life at the Convent of the Incarnation, where she first professed as a Carmelite nun, very nearly defeated her vocation.
Newbery, Linda RIDDLE ME THIS (1993)
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