Mount Carmel
- proper noun
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Monte Carmelo
- In 1987, work began on Mount Carmel to beautify the surroundings of one of the holiest places of the Bahá'í faith and to extend the operational capacity of its administrative institutions.
Examples
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Every year, many pilgrims ascend Mount Carmel to participate in religious celebrations and ceremonies.
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The US military was used directly in the government attack against the Branch Davidians at the private residence of Mount Carmel outside Waco, Texas.
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Despite the development of a vast infrastructure on Mount Carmel, the Bahá'ís have no formal community of followers in Israel.
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Meanwhile, between 1949 and 1953, the Bahá'í World Center was built on Mount Carmel in Haifa.
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In the Bah case, no media outcry arose simply because Mount Carmel does not elicit the same intensity of feeling as Jerusalem, the center of the world for the three religions.
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For Bah's, the shrine on Mount Carmel is one of the most sacred places on earth, second only to the Shrine of Bah'u'llh situated a few miles away, north of the town of Acre.
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Tourists visit Mount Carmel to enjoy its scenic views and historical significance.
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The Bahá'í World Center is located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, making it a site of religious importance.
Surface Forms
Morphology
mount + Carmel
This is a place-name built from 'Mount' (a mountain) plus a proper name; a B1 learner who knows 'mount' will readily infer it refers to a mountain called Carmel even if 'Carmel' itself is an unfamiliar name. The 'Mount + [name]' compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard toponymic formation, so the meaning is transparent.
Etymology
Mount Carmel may come from old Hebrew words where Carmel meant 'garden' or 'vineyard', so people imagined a green, fertile mountain. That's why Mount Carmel is a well-known mountain in the Bible and a place many people visit today.
