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单词 carmelite
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Car•mel•ite  (kär′mə līt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Religiona mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century;
    White Friar.
  2. Religiona nun belonging to this order.

adj. 
  1. 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
  1. a member of an order of mendicant friars founded about 1154; a White Friar
  2. a member of a corresponding order of nuns founded in 1452, noted for its austere rule
  3. (modifier) of or relating to the Carmelite friars or nuns
Etymology: 14th Century: from French; named after Mount Carmel, where the order was founded
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