Beloved — has several meanings:*Beloved (love), referring to an intimate relationship of love * Beloved (novel), a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Toni Morrison * Beloved (film), a 1998 movie, based on the Toni Morrison novel *Beloved (band), a North… … Wikipedia
Beloved — Be*loved , p. p. & a. Greatly loved; dear to the heart. [1913 Webster] Antony, so well beloved of C[ae]sar. Shak. [1913 Webster] This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beloved — Be*lov ed, n. One greatly loved. [1913 Webster] My beloved is mine, and I am his. Cant. ii. 16. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beloved — (adj.) late 14c., from pp. of verb belove (c.1200), from BE (Cf. be ) + loven to love (see LOVE (Cf. love) (v.)). Noun meaning one who is beloved is from 1520s … Etymology dictionary
beloved — [adj] adored admired, cared for, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, doted on, endeared, esteemed, fair haired, favorite, hallowed, highly regarded, highly valued, idolized, loved, near to one’s heart*, pet*, pleasing, popular, precious, prized,… … New thesaurus
beloved — [bi luv′id, biluvd′] adj. [ME biloved < biloven: see BE & LOVE] dearly loved n. a beloved person … English World dictionary
beloved — index popular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beloved — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dearly loved. ► NOUN ▪ a much loved person … English terms dictionary
beloved — adjective literary or humorous 1 a beloved place, thing etc is one that you love very much: She returned at last to her beloved country. | He s always talking about his beloved computer! (+ of/by): a slogan much beloved of politicians 2 my/her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beloved — be|lov|ed [bıˈlʌvıd] adj 1.) literary or humorous loved very much by someone ▪ He never recovered from the death of his beloved daughter. ▪ He s always talking about his beloved computer! beloved of/by ▪ a book beloved of children everywhere 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English