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Clarisse

UK/klaˈriːs/US/kləˈriːs/

Clarisse proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Clarisse

  1. A female given name from French.

Noun

Clarisse (plural Clarisses)

  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...1693, Gabriel d'Emillianne, translated by Antonio Gavin, A Short History of Monastical Orders, page 253
    Synonyms:
    Poor Clare

Synonyms of Clarisse

Forms of Clarisse

pluralClarisses

Origin of Clarisse

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

Words formed from Clarisse

Questions about Clarisse

What does Clarisse mean?
Clarisse means a female given name from French.
What part of speech is Clarisse?
Clarisse can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Clarisse?
Clarisse is pronounced /kləˈriːs/ (US).

Words near Clarisse in the dictionary

  1. Clarisa
  2. clarissa
  3. Clarissan
  4. Clarissans
  5. clarissas
  6. Clarisse
  7. Clarisses
  8. Clarissian
  9. Clarissians
  10. Clarissine
  11. Clarissines

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