What does "clarisse" mean?

Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi.

What is a synonym for "clarisse"?

Common synonyms include: franciscan, poor clare.

Clarisse

//kləˈriːs// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi.
"Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses..."

Proper Noun

1
A female given name from French.

Synonyms

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franciscan poor clare

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"Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses..."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.

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