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Meanings of carmelite in English

Portuguese
ordem do carmo
Catalan
carmelità

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

ordem do carmo

Friar.

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Examples for "friar"
1
The friar said they were heading north for the territory above Swords.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
2
The friar bowed, and smiling in a forced manner, left the house.
Cæsar or Nothing
3
Well, I hope they have fed you in the kitchen, friend friar.
Tuck
4
The friar had kept us in sight, and soon again joined us.
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresha...
5
The friar granted the ruins, but threw cold water on the rest.
The Cloister and the Hearth
Usage of carmelite in English
1
The salon had lately been rehung in gold-colored silk with carmelite touches.
Bureaucracy
2
You also told me that when you were a boy in that charming carmelite school you ate pieces of dried cowdung.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
3
These observations were made while the Carmelite and Violetta entered the boat.
The Bravo: A Tale
4
It was the chant of the Carmelite nuns, their only human utterance.
The American
5
Satisfied of their cleanliness, he held the first out to the Carmelite.
The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
6
Brother Bartolomé was refilling the glass, when the Carmelite touched his arm.
The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
7
The Carmelite then made a brief but clear explanation of his intention.
The Bravo: A Tale
8
The Duchesse de La Vallière, former mistress, retired to a Carmelite convent.
The Oracle Glass
9
What could it be but the letter which the Carmelite had brought?
The Ghost-Seer; or the Apparitionist; and Sport of Destiny
10
She is certainly the most intriguing little Carmelite in the kingdom.
Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Volum...
11
Two statues taken from the Carmelite Monastery in Auckland yesterday have been found.
Radio NZ
12
The Secret of Mayerling: The hunting lodge, now a Carmelite monastery
Ghosts
13
When this portion of his duty was ended, the Carmelite entered the oratory.
The Bravo: A Tale
14
CARMELITE, n. A mendicant friar of the order of Mount Carmel.
The Devil's Dictionary
15
There existed at Troyes a Carmelite Convent, of the reform of St. Teresa.
The Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois
16
The Carmelite had advanced to her side, and he motioned earnestly for silence.
The Bravo: A Tale
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Portuguese
ordem do carmo
Carmelite through the time