What does "clarist" mean?

Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by St Clare.

What is a synonym for "clarist"?

Common synonyms include: clarissan, poor clare.

Clarist

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Definitions

Noun

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Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by St Clare.
"His wife desired to enter a convent of Clarists."

Adjective

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Synonym of Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare. not-comparable
"Soon after I arrived in Kerala, during a period when I was making frequent visits to Alphonsa's shrine in Bharananganam, a few of the Clarist nuns decided that I should take a trip up into the nearby mountain range to meet a gentleman they thought would be of great help to me in my research."

Synonyms

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clarissan poor clare

Example

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"His wife desired to enter a convent of Clarists."

Etymology

From Clare + -ist, q.v.

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