Clarissine
Clarissine noun: 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.
Noun
Clarissine (plural Clarissines)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Poor Clare
Adjective
Clarissine (not comparable)
- Synonym of Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare.
- ...she returned shortly thereafter to Austria where she lived from 1313 until her death in the Clarissine monastery of Ko:nigsfelden2019, Attila Zsoldos, The Árpáds and Their Wives, page 199
- Synonyms:
- Clarissan
Synonyms of Clarissine
Forms of Clarissine
| plural | Clarissines |
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Origin of Clarissine
From French clarissine, from Clarisse + -ine.
Questions about Clarissine
- What does Clarissine mean?
- Clarissine means 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 part of speech is Clarissine?
- Clarissine can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Clarissine?
- The plural of Clarissine is Clarissines.
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