Poor Clare

noun

Poor Clare

noun

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Catholicism, Christianity 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:

Synonyms: Clare, Clarissa, Clarisse, Clarissan, Clarissian, Clarist, Clarissine, Minoress, Poor Lady, Sister Minor, Sister Minoress
Hypernyms: nun, sister
Hyponyms: Urbanist, Clarisse, Clarist, Clarissine

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