Meaning of BEGUINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'begeen, bi'geen
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music, sister, sisterhood | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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