HyperDic: carmelite_order

English > 1 sense of the expression Carmelite order:
NOUNgroupCarmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmela Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
English > Carmelite order: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century.
SynonymOrder of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
MembersCarmelite, White FriarA Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order
Broaderorder, monastic orderA group of person living under a religious rule

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