English dictionary

Beguine

/'b/E/g/i/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(Roman Catholic Church) 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

noun.person

Source: WordNet 3.0
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913