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Nov 30, 2009
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Car•mel•ite



Pronunciation: (kär'mu-līt"), [key]
n.
1. a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar.
2. a nun belonging to this order.

adj.
of or pertaining to Carmelites or their order.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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