English dictionary
Carmelite
/'k/A/rm/@/,l/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or relating to the Carmelite friars
ExamplesCarmelite monasteries.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers
Synonyms white friarSource: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913