Carmelite order
- noun
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orden carmelita
- The Carmelite order emphasizes a deep commitment to silence and contemplation as part of their spiritual practice.
Examples
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I'm a novice in the Carmelite order of nuns.
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He officially joined the Carmelite order in Boston in 1959 and then went to a Carmelite monastery near Milwaukee to do an advanced degree in philosophy, where he was reunited with Father Fliess.
Academic text (1994) -
Nothing has changed in four hundred years since Teresa of Avila reformed the Carmelite order out of contempt for women.
Fiction book (1999) -
In order to make this challenge, I shall concentrate on the response of another member of the commission, not Enrico del Carretto, but Guido Terreni, general of the Carmelite order.
Academic text (2007) -
Sister Maria is a devoted member of the Carmelite order and spends her days in prayer and reflection.
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Many monks in the Carmelite order dedicate their lives to meditative prayer in secluded monasteries.
Synonyms
A Roman Catholic religious group that dates from the 1100s and is devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayer
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'Carmelite' (relating to members of the Carmelite tradition) simply modifies 'order' (a formal religious community), so the core meaning 'a religious order of Carmelites' is directly derivable from the parts. While historical or doctrinal details are not inferable, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can understand the primary sense; the structure is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Carmelite order gets its name from Mount Carmel, a mountain in the Holy Land where a small group of people lived alone to pray long ago. Those people formed a 'religious order', so the phrase now means a group of monks or nuns who are especially devoted to quiet prayer.
