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Carmelite

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to the Carmelites.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: white friar

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A variety of pear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A type of fine woolen material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to the Carmelite friars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Carmelite monasteries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: White Friar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: friar, mendicant

History

Etymology

From Carmel + -ite.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: Carmelaidd — Of or related to the Carmelites
  • Basque: karmeldar — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Catalan: carmelita — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Czech: karmelitán — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Finnish: karmeliitta — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • French: carme — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • French: carmélite — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • German: Karmelit — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • German: Karmelitin — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Hungarian: karmelita — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Italian: carmelitano — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Italian: carmelitana — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Polish: karmelita — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Polish: karmelitanka — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Portuguese: carmelita — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Serbo-Croatian: кармели́ћанин — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Serbo-Croatian: кармели́ћа̄нка — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Serbo-Croatian: karmelíćanin — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Serbo-Croatian: karmelíćānka — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Spanish: carmelita — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Spanish: carmelitano — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Spanish: carmelitana — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Welsh: Carmeliad — member of a certain Catholic religious order
  • Welsh: brawd gwyn — member of a certain Catholic religious order
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