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Clarisse

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (Poor Clare); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.

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Clarisse

  1. A female given name from French

Noun

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Clarisse (plural Clarisses)

  1. (Catholicism) Synonym of 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.
    • 1693, Gabriel d'Emillianne, translated by Antonio Gavin, A Short History of Monastical Orders, page 253:
      Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses...

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (Poor Clare); see there for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kla.ʁis/
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Proper noun

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Clarisse f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

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  • English: Clarisse, Clarice