carmelite
カルメル会修道士
解説 Definition
カルメル山に基づいた禁欲的なカトリック修道会のメンバー。瞑想と祈りに献身的。
A member of the Roman Catholic religious order originating among hermits on Mount Carmel, or, as an adjective, relating to that order. Carmelites are particularly associated with contemplative prayer, spiritual discipline, and a tradition of mystical devotion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Carmelite は Carmel「カルメル山・カルメル会」＋「所属する人」を表す -ite。名詞ならカルメル会士、形容詞なら Carmelite convent や Carmelite tradition のように「カルメル会の」。祈り、観想、修道院という典型場面を Mount Carmel の名と結び付けて覚える。
Break Carmelite into Carmel and -ite. Carmel points to Mount Carmel, where the order traces its beginnings, while -ite commonly forms words for a person belonging to a place, group, or tradition. Picture a Carmelite monk or nun in a quiet convent devoted to prayer and contemplation. The same word can be adjectival in “Carmelite convent,” “Carmelite nuns,” and “Carmelite tradition.” This word-building pattern helps with the core meaning, but context tells you whether Carmelite names a member of the order or describes something connected with it.
例文
The Carmelite convent was a place of profound spiritual contemplation.
カルメル会の修道院は深い精神的瞑想の場でした。
Carmelite nuns took vows of silence and devoted themselves to prayer.
カルメル会の修女たちは沈黙の誓いを立て、祈りに身を捧げました。
The Carmelite tradition emphasizes mystical union with God.
カルメル会の伝統は神との神秘的な合一を強調しています。
carmelite の類義語・関連語
派生語
carmelite の語源・成り立ち Etymology
聖書に登場するイスラエルのカルメル山（ヘブライ語 karmel「果樹園・庭園」）に由来。12世紀に十字軍時代の隠修士たちがこの山で修道会を創設したことから、その修道士を Carmelite と呼ぶ。接尾辞 -ite は「～に属する人」を示すラテン語・ギリシャ語由来の語尾。関連語: Israelite, meteorite。
Carmelite comes through Medieval Latin from Carmel, the name of Mount Carmel in present-day Israel, with the suffix -ite indicating a person associated with a place or group. Carmel ultimately reflects Hebrew karmel, commonly interpreted as “garden,” “orchard,” or fertile land. The religious order developed from a community of Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, and its members consequently became known as Carmelites.
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