Color Names

Carmelite

Earth-toned habit of a contemplative, like the terracotta of a worn monastery floor.

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Carmelite is a muted brown.

It can be described as muted, dull, matte and soft.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Carmelite

Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women. Historical records about its origin remain uncertain; it was probably founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.

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Carmelite

Noun

  1. A member of the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Catholic religious order focusing on contemplative prayer and the Virgin Mary.
  2. A variety of pear.

Adjective

  1. Of or related to the Carmelites.
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