/ Dictionary / Index C Carmelite: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Car•mel•ite Pronunciation: (kär'mu-līt"), [key] — n. a mendicant friar belonging to a religious order founded at Mt. Carmel, Palestine, in the 12th century; White Friar. 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. See also: carmelite (Thesaurus) Carmela Carmen Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supercilious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language