Poor Clare en · NOUN
Meanings
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A nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.
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:The Poor Clares... have also divided into Clarissines and Urbanists.
1883, Encyclopaedia Britannica, volume XVI, page 711:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Clares | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Urbanist · Clarisse · Clarist · Clarissine
Synonyms
Minoress · Clarissan · Clarist · Clare · Sister Minoress · Clarisse · Clarissa · Clarissine · Clarissian · Sister Minor · Poor Lady
Translations (7)
ca clarissa (Translations) · nl claris (Translations) · fr clarisse (Translations) · it clarissa (Translations) · la clarissa (Translations) · la minorissa (Translations) · nl clarisse (Translations)