[syn: beloved, darling, dear]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beloved \Be*lov"ed\, n.
One greatly loved.
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My beloved is mine, and I am his. --Cant. ii.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Belove \Be*love"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beloved.] [OE.
bilufien. See pref. Be-, and Love, v. t.]
To love. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beloved \Be*loved"\, p. p. & a.
Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
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Antony, so well beloved of C[ae]sar. --Shak.
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This is my beloved Son. --Matt. iii.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beloved
adj 1: dearly loved [syn: beloved, darling, dear]
n 1: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn:
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love]