Beghard — Beghard, Berthold (Berthold von Rohrbach), behauptete im 14. Jahrh., Christus sei am Kreuze völlig verzweifelt, u. der Mensch könne auf Erden so vollkommen werden, daß er weder zu beten noch zu fasten brauche. Er mußte seine Irrthümer zu Würzburg … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Beghard — /beg euhrd, beuh gahrd /, n. a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines. [1650 60; < ML beghardus, equiv. to beg (see BEGUINE) + hardus ARD] * * * … Universalium
Beghard — A lay brother who lived a life of devotion modelled on that of the *Beguine … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m. 16〉 = Begarde … Universal-Lexikon
Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 = Begarde … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
beghard — beg·hard … English syllables
Beghard — /ˈbɛgəd/ (say beguhd), /bəˈgad/ (say buh gahd) noun a member of a former Christian brotherhood in Flanders in the 13th century, living in the manner of the Beguines. Also, Beguin. {Medieval Latin Beghardus} …
beghard — ˈbeˌgärd, egˌhärd, egərd noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus, probably from Old French begard : a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low… … Useful english dictionary
Beguard — Beghard Be*ghard Beguard Be*guard , n. [F. b[ e]gard, b[ e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + ard or hard. See {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brethren of the Free Spirit — The Brothers, or Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes), was a lay Christian movement which flourished in northern Europe in the 13th and 14th Centuries. Antinomian and individualist in outlook, it came into… … Wikipedia
