Clarist

English

Etymology

From Clare +‎ -ist, q.v.

Noun

Clarist (plural Clarists)

1. (Catholicism) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly one who follows or advocates the original precepts established by St Clare.
   • 1840, Kenelm Henry Digby, Mores Catholici, page 404:

     His wife desired to enter a convent of Clarists.

Coordinate terms

• Urbanist

Adjective

Clarist (not comparable)

1. (Catholicism) Synonym of Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare.
   • 2001, Corinne G. Dempsey, Kerala Christian Sainthood, page 18:

     Soon after I arrived in Kerala, during a period when I was making frequent visits to Alphonsa's shrine in Bharananganam, a few of the Clarist nuns decided that I should take a trip up into the nearby mountain range to meet a gentleman they thought would be of great help to me in my research.

References

• “Clarisse, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.