Carmelite

[ kahr-muh-lahyt ]

/ ˈkɑr məˌlaɪt /

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.

Origin of Carmelite

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin Carmelita, named after Carmel, first seat of the order; see -ite¹

Words nearby Carmelite

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Carme, Carmel, Carmela, Carmelite, Carmen, Carmichael, carminative, carmine, carminophil

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Example sentences from the Web for Carmelite

There was among the Carmelite nuns of Lerma, a mother abbess, called mother Agueda.
Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries|William Hogan
Sailing on, he discovered a river which he named "Carmelo," in honor of the Carmelite friars who accompanied him.
History of California|Helen Elliott Bandini
This was once a Carmelite monastery, and still has a wonderful garden and a celebrated peach and pear and chabacano orchard.
Diplomatic Days|Edith O'Shaughnessy
After the death of his wife, he became a priest, and was chaplain and confessor of the Carmelite nuns of St.Joseph.
The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus|Teresa of Avila

Carmelite is obtained by padding in a mixture of muriate or sulphate of manganese and acetate of iron, then proceeding as above.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for Carmelite

Carmelite

/ (ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt) /

noun RC Church

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 Origin for Carmelite

C14: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	carmelite
释义	Carmelite [ kahr-muh-lahyt ] / ˈkɑr məˌlaɪt / 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. Origin of Carmelite 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin Carmelita, named after Carmel, first seat of the order; see -ite¹ Words nearby Carmelite Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Carme, Carmel, Carmela, Carmelite, Carmen, Carmichael, carminative, carmine, carminophil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Carmelite There was among the Carmelite nuns of Lerma, a mother abbess, called mother Agueda. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries\|William Hogan Sailing on, he discovered a river which he named "Carmelo," in honor of the Carmelite friars who accompanied him. History of California\|Helen Elliott Bandini This was once a Carmelite monastery, and still has a wonderful garden and a celebrated peach and pear and chabacano orchard. Diplomatic Days\|Edith O'Shaughnessy After the death of his wife, he became a priest, and was chaplain and confessor of the Carmelite nuns of St.Joseph. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus\|Teresa of Avila Carmelite is obtained by padding in a mixture of muriate or sulphate of manganese and acetate of iron, then proceeding as above. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for Carmelite Carmelite / (ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt) / noun RC Church 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 Origin for Carmelite C14: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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