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Definition of Beguins
1. beguin [n] - See also: beguin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beguins
Literary usage of Beguins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorials of Christine Majolier Alsop by Christine R (Majolier) Alsop, Martha Gillett Braithwaite (1881)
"... with the " beguins " at St. Etienne. THE mode of living in the villages in
the South of France has many charms for those who love simplicity and ease, ..."
2. A Historical Memoir of Frà Dolcino and His Times: Being an Account of a by Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga (1853)
"... and beguins. —. Enmity of Rome against these Sects. —. Calumnies against them.
— 20. Heretic villany and madness. ..."
3. France on the Eve of the Great Revolution: France, Holland, and the by Sir George Collier (1865)
"... beguins, but married women are not admitted. As they take no vow of celibacy,
they are free to marry when they please, and consequently to quit the ..."
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