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Carmelite

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär′mə līt′)

Car•mel•ite (kär′mə līt′),USA pronunciation n.

Religiona mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century;
White Friar.
Religiona nun belonging to this order.

adj.

Religionof or pertaining to Carmelites or their order.

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Carmelite /ˈkɑːməˌlaɪt/ n

a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; 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

Etymology: 14th Century: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded

'Carmelite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

John of the Cross - Teresa - Thérèse de Lisieux - White Friar - Theresa

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