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| Car·mel·ite [ krmə lt ] (plural Car·mel·ites) |
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1. member of order of friars: a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded around 1155 and called Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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2. member of order of nuns: a member of the order of nuns of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in 1452 and noted for the strictness of its rule
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| [15th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin Carmelita, after Carmel, Mount] |
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 Car·mel·ite adjective |
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