Clarist

noun, adj — 2 senses

Clarist

noun

Etymology From Clare + -ist, q.v.

Catholicism, Christianity 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:

Coordinate terms: Urbanist

Clarist

adj

Etymology From Clare + -ist, q.v.

Catholicism, Christianity 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:

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