adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.
2. 2
   a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers wordnet
3. 3
   A variety of pear.
4. 4
   A type of fine woolen material. historical

   "[A]mong her dresses, was one of a fashionable Carmelite, a rich purple brown […]."

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or related to the Carmelites. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to the Carmelite friars wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

white friarbenedictinedominicanfranciscanjesuitwhite friar

Example

More examples

"[A]mong her dresses, was one of a fashionable Carmelite, a rich purple brown […]."

Etymology

From Carmel + -ite.

Related phrases

virgin mary

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