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Clarisses

Clarisses is the plural of Clarisse.

Meaning of Clarisse

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

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Questions about Clarisses

What is Clarisses the plural of?
Clarisses is the plural of Clarisse.

Words near Clarisses in the dictionary

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

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