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Clarissan

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to someone named Clarissa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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Synonyms: Poor Clare

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History

Etymology

From Clarissa + -an.