Clarissine

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Clarissine

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From French clarissine, from Clarisse + -ine.

noun Clarissines

  1. 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.

    Similar: Poor Clare

adjective

  1. 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:nigsfelden

    Similar: Clarissan

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@misc{clarissine_2026,
  title = {Clarissine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clarissine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}