Clarisse

clarisse English Etymology en fr Clarisse, from en it Clarissa, from en la-med Clarissa Poor Clare; see there for more. en Clarissa Clarice. Pronunciation en /kləˈriːs/ /kleɪˈriːs/ GA en /klaˈriːs/ RP Proper noun en female French. Noun en Catholicism en Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi. en 1693 Antonio Gavin Gabriel d'Emillianne A Short History of Monastical Orders 253 Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses... Coordinate terms en Urbanist Derived terms en Clarice, en Clarissine References Clarisse n 33836 2019 en People Women Monasticism en eponyms 2-syllable words French Etymology fr it Clarissa, from fr la-med Clarissa Poor Clare; see there for more. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Clarisse.wav France Proper noun f fr female Descendants en Clarisse Clarice