Camaldolese

noun

Ca·​mal·​do·​lese

kə¦maldə¦lēz,

-ēs

plural Camaldolese

: a member of a barefooted order of hermit Benedictines founded in 1012 by St. Romuald

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Camaldoli, monastery in southern Italy where the order was founded + Italian -ese

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