Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clarist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clar-ist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

adj

Synonym of Clarissan: of or related to the Order of Saint Clare.

Example Sentences

"His wife desired to enter a convent of Clarists."
"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."

Etymology

From Clare + -ist, q.v.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Clare

Inflected Forms

Clarists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Urbanist

Synonyms

Poor Clare Clarissan

Questions

What does clarist mean?: 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.
Where does clarist come from?: From Clare + -ist, q.v.

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