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A-Z: General definitions: Carmelites
Definition
Originally groups of hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land, who adopted the mendicant pattern of ministry. The White Friars were brought to England c. 1241. They rejected the ownership of property and committed themselves to carrying the spiritual life out to lay people in the everyday world, through preaching and service.
Someone who lives in solitude, and has little or no contact with people. Hermits devote their lives to prayer and in devotion to God.
Set apart, sacred.
To rely on the charity of others for the provision of one's livelihood. Particularly adopted by religious orders, such as monks and nuns.
A man belonging to a Christian religious group who, instead of living within an enclosed religious house, travelled round teaching the Christian faith, and sustaining himself by begging for charity.
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