Clarissian
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Clarissa (“Poor Clare”) + -ian.
Adjective
[edit]Clarissian (not comparable)
- (Catholicism) Synonym of Clarissan: Of or relating to the Order of Saint Clare; of or relating to someone named Clarissa.
- 1986, Helen O. Molitor, “Modern Isms and the Lovejovian Universe”, in Man and Nature, volume 5, page 128:
- For a commentary on the range of Clarissian criticism, see...
- 2008 November 21, Theresa Kim, “Comtemplatives in Korea...”, in PIME AsiaNews:
- Along with the charism of the Teresian Carmel, other cloistered orders exist in South Korea, namely the Carthusians, the Complative Missionary Fraternity, Dominicans, Clarissian sisters and the Cistercians.
Noun
[edit]Clarissian (plural Clarissians)
- (Catholicism) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
- 1992, Samuel Kline Cohn, The Cult of Remembrance and the Black Death[1], page 322:
- In 1260, the Clarissians moved to the convent of Santa Chiara in town; afterwards, the church became a Fransciscan friary...