|
|
Definition of Beguine
1. 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.
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Sister
2. Noun. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.
3. Noun. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba.
Definition of Beguine
1. n. 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.
Definition of Beguine
1. Noun. A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, that originated in the French West Indies. ¹
2. Noun. The music for this dance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beguine
1. a lively dance [n -S]
Medical Definition of Beguine
1. 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. Origin: F. Beguine; LL. Beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Begue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beguine
Literary usage of Beguine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"The Princess: or the beguine. By Lady Morgan, author of "O'Donnell," &c.
Philadelphia: 1835. FEMALE writers are supposed to have a claim on the peculiar ..."
2. Woman's Work in the Church: Historical Notes on Deaconesses and Sisterhoods by John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow (1866)
"F, Translation of one of the later beguine Rules (see P- The following is a
translation of the rule of the beguines ..."
3. Steam Voyages on the Seine, the Moselle, & the Rhine: With Railroad Visits by Michael Joseph Quin (1843)
"Menage of a beguine. Her Fancy-work. Her Duties. beguine Drea. Evening Service.
The Benediction. Solemn Scene. Antiquity of Be- guinei. My Uncle Toby. ..."
4. Contested Etymologies in the Dictionary of the Rev. W. W. Skeat by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1882)
"beguine, BIGOT.—The same wave of religious feeling which gave such rapid growth
to the preaching Orders of St. Francis and St. Dominic in the beginning of ..."
5. A History of Nursing: The Evolution of Nursing Systems from the Earliest by Mary Adelaide Nutting, Lavinia L. Dock (1907)
"No beguine shall saunter about the streets without supervision, ... After the
evening bell no beguine shall sit at the door on the street or go out except ..."
Other Resources:
