beguine

Noun
  1. (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 (synset 110622103)
    referred to in: church of rome, roman catholic, roman catholic church, roman church, western church - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
    is a type of: sister - a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group
    belongs to: sisterhood - a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
  2. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance (synset 107069034)
    is a type of: dance music - music to dance to
  3. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies;
    Similar to the rumba (synset 100536358)
    is a type of: ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom

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