Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beguine

3 senses of beguine

Sense 1
Beguine -- ((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)
       => sister -- (a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her")

Sense 2
beguine -- (music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance)
       => dance music -- (music to dance to)

Sense 3
beguine -- (a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba)
       => ballroom dancing, ballroom dance -- (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)