Definition of: Carmelite
(kär′məl·īt) noun
1. An inhabitant of Carmel. I Sam. xxx 5.
2. A member of the mendicant order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (White Friars) founded in Syria in 1156.
3. A nun of this order.
—adjective Of or relating to the Carmelites.
—Car·mel·it·ess (kär′məl·īt′is) noun fem.
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