beloved

[ bih-luhv-id, -luhvd ]

/ bɪˈlʌv ɪd, -ˈlʌvd /

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adjective

greatly loved; dear to the heart.

noun

a person who is greatly loved.

Origin of beloved

1350–1400; Middle English biloved, past participle of biloven to like, love; see be-, love, -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR beloved

1 cherished, precious; sweet, darling.

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OTHER WORDS FROM beloved

pre·be·lov·ed, adjective, noun su·per·be·lov·ed, adjective un·be·loved, adjective

Words nearby beloved

belonoid, belorussia, belorussian, belostok, belote, beloved, belovo, below, below par, below stairs, below the belt, hit

Example sentences from the Web for beloved

You will have your beloved father back sooner than you think, and you can visit and communicate with him all the while.

Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv |Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Author J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.

Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror |Candida Moss, Joel Baden |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.

Canada ♥ Cuba Just Got Complicated |Shinan Govani |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From cognac to bourbon, rye to añejo tequila, many of our beloved spirits spend years aging in wooden casks.

How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste? | |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Adding to the feeling of powerlessness for the woman is that Cosby is a beloved celebrity.

Here’s What She’d Tell Bill Cosby Today |Dean Obeidallah |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
God bless you, my Henrietta, my beloved, my matchless Henrietta!

Henrietta Temple |Benjamin Disraeli
The resident priest treated us with the greatest hospitality, and was respected and beloved by all who knew him.

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) |Elliott Coues
In her beautiful, old-fashioned home at Newburyport, Mass., she has two beloved cats.

Concerning Cats |Helen M. Winslow
The death of this beloved wife afforded an illustration of this.

George Muller of Bristol |Arthur T. Pierson
Josephine was beloved by the people, and the people must know that she was honored by her husband.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14 |Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for beloved

beloved

/ (bɪˈlʌvɪd, -ˈlʌvd) /

adjective

dearly loved

noun

a person who is dearly loved, such as a wife or husband

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beloved

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adjective

noun

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beloved

adjective

noun

Origin of beloved

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