Meanings
- not comparableCatholicismSynonym of Clarissan: Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare; of or relating to someone named Clarissa.
For a commentary on the range of Clarissian criticism, see...
1986, Helen O. Molitor, “Modern Isms and the Lovejovian Universe”, in Man and Nature, volume 5, page 1281 more example
Along with the charism of the Teresian Carmel, other cloistered orders exist in South Korea, namely the Carthusians, the Complative Missionary Fraternity, Dominicans, Clarissian sisters and the Cistercians.
2008 November 21, Theresa Kim, “Comtemplatives in Korea...”, in PIME AsiaNewsSynonyms: Clarissan
plural Clarissians
- CatholicismSynonym 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 322Synonyms: Poor Clare
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Clarissan: Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare; of or relating to someone named Clarissa.
nounSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Origin
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