beguine

beguine is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
3. noun. music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
4. 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

Common word forms

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