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Carmelite

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to the Carmelites. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the Carmelite friars wordnet
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 […]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Carmel + -ite.

Etymology 2

From Carmel + -ite.

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