nnoun.person(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 lifeTopic:Church of RomeRoman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchRoman ChurchWestern Church
Member Holonyms:sisterhood
Hypernyms:sister
Inherited Hypernyms:beguinesistermemberassociatepeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:beguinesistermemberassociatepeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationmusic written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine danceHypernyms:dance music
Inherited Hypernyms:beguinedance musicmusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.acta ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumbaHypernyms:ballroom dance ballroom dancing
Inherited Hypernyms:beguineballroom dancingsocial dancingdancingdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:beguineballroom dancingsocial dancingdancingperforming artshumanistic disciplinedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity