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Carmelite

noun

Meaning

  1. Of or related to the Carmelites.
  2. A variety of pear.
  3. A type of fine woolen material.
  4. A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.

Etymology / origin

From Carmel + -ite.

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