"Poor Clare" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Poor Clares [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Poor Clare}} Poor Clare (plural Poor Clares)
  1. (Catholicism) A nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare. Categories (topical): Catholicism, Monasticism, People, Women Hypernyms: nun, sister Hyponyms: Urbanist, Clarisse, Clarist, Clarissine Translations (Translations): clarisse (French), clarissa (Italian), clarissa (Latin), minorissa (Latin)

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