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Clarissians

Clarissians is the plural of Clarissian.

Meaning of Clarissian

Noun

Clarissian (plural Clarissians)

  1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • In 1260, the Clarissians moved to the convent of Santa Chiara in town; afterwards, the church became a Fransciscan friary...1992, Samuel Kline Cohn, The Cult of Remembrance and the Black Death, page 322
    Synonyms:
    Poor Clare

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What is Clarissians the plural of?
Clarissians is the plural of Clarissian.

Words near Clarissians in the dictionary

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

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