| 释义 |
car·mel·ite
\ˈkärməˌlīt, ˈkȧm-, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin carmelita, from Carmel (Mons) Mount Carmel, Palestine, where the order was founded + Latin -ita -ite
: a member of the Roman Catholic mendicant Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel founded in the 12th century : white friar |