English Dictionary: Carmelite | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Carmelite | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Carmelite \Car"mel*ite\, Carmelin \Car"mel*in\ a. Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Carmelite \Car"mel*ite\, n. 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar. 2. A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel. |