About The Word Beguine
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Beguine
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What's The Definition Of Beguine?
[n] a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
[n] music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance [n] (Roman Catholic) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life Synonyms | Synonyms for Beguine: Related Terms | Find terms related to Beguine: See Also | ballroom dance | ballroom dancing | ballroom music | dance music | danceroom music | sister | sisterhood Beguine In Webster's Dictionary \Be`guine"\, n. [F. b['e]guine; LL. beguina, beghina;
fr. Lambert le B[`e]gue (the Stammerer) the founder of the
order. (Du Cange.)]
A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable
associations or communities in the Netherlands, and
elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound
by perpetual vows.
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