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Poor Clare

Poor Clare noun: a nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.

Noun

Poor Clare (plural Poor Clares)

  1. A nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • The Poor Clares... have also divided into Clarissines and Urbanists.1883, Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume XVI, page 711
    • Following Francis' example, Clare founded an order of religious women known as the Poor Ladies of Assisi (like Francis' Poor Men), and later as the Clarissas or Poor Clares in her honor.1991, Thomas Head, “Clare of Assisi”, in An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers

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Forms of Poor Clare

pluralPoor Clares

Questions about Poor Clare

What does Poor Clare mean?
Poor Clare means a nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.
What part of speech is Poor Clare?
Poor Clare is a noun.
What is the plural of Poor Clare?
The plural of Poor Clare is Poor Clares.

Words near Poor Clare in the dictionary

  1. poor as Job's turkey
  2. poor box
  3. poor boxes
  4. poor boy
  5. poor boys
  6. Poor Clare
  7. Poor Clares
  8. poor cod
  9. poor cods
  10. poor dab
  11. poor dabs

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