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Beghard
[ beg-erd, buh-gahrd ]
noun
- a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines.
Beghard
/ bɪˈɡɑːd; ˈbɛɡəd /
noun
- a member of a Christian brotherhood that was founded in Flanders in the 13th century and followed a life based on that of the Beguines Also calledBeguin
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Beghard1
C17: from Medieval Latin beghardus , from Beg ( uine ) + -ard ; compare Old French bégard , Middle Dutch beggaert , Middle High German beghart
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Example Sentences
Walter, known as the Lollard, was a Hollander, and was the most active and successful of the Beghard missionaries.
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A leading feature of the Beghard propaganda was the circulation among the laity of written tracts and devotional works.
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Not long after a similar martyrdom occurred at Constance, where a Beghard, named Burgin, had founded a sect of extreme austerity.
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In popular use the words Lollard and Beghard were virtually convertible, and yet there is a difference between them.
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The origin of the names Beguine and Beghard has been the subject of much controversy.
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