Clarist
Clarist 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
Clarist (plural Clarists)
- 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.1840, Kenelm Henry Digby, Mores Catholici, page 404
- Synonyms:
- Poor Clare
Adjective
Clarist (not comparable)
- Synonym of Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare.
- 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.2001, Corinne G. Dempsey, Kerala Christian Sainthood, page 18
- Synonyms:
- Clarissan
Synonyms of Clarist
Forms of Clarist
| plural | Clarists |
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Origin of Clarist
From Clare + -ist, q.v.
Questions about Clarist
- What does Clarist mean?
- Clarist 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 Clarist?
- Clarist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Clarist?
- The plural of Clarist is Clarists.
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