EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Carmelite (nun or friar)...
whooping cough...
anyway; in the end; besides...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.
/Kar-me-LI-ta/
FIL: Isang miyembro ng relihiyosong orden ng mga Carmelita (Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel), na maaaring isang madre o pari.
EN: Carmelite (nun or friar)
This refers to a nun or friar from the Carmelite Order. You'll often hear about the "Madreng Karmelita" (Carmelite Nuns), who are known for being cloistered (they stay inside the monastery praying). When people need some heavy-duty divine intervention, they go to the nearest Carmelite monastery to ask the nuns to pray for them. They're like the spiritual special forces.
From Spanish "Carmelita", referring to Mount Carmel in the Holy Land.
Almost always used in a religious, specifically Catholic, context. The word is capitalized as it refers to a proper noun (the order).
🇵🇭 Ang aking tiya ay isang madreng Karmelita sa Lipa.
🇺🇸 My aunt is a Carmelite nun in Lipa.
🇵🇭 Nag-alay ng panalangin ang mga Karmelita para sa kapayapaan.
🇺🇸 The Carmelites offered prayers for peace.
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang bagay na walang matulis na dulo o talim; mapurol.