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Webster 1913 Edition


Beloved

Be-loved′

,
p.
p.
&
Adj.
Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
Antony, so well
beloved
of Cæsar.
Shakespeare
This is my
beloved
Son.
Matt. iii. 17.

Be-lov′ed

,
Noun.
One greatly loved.
My
beloved
is mine, and I am his.
Cant. ii. 16.

Webster 1828 Edition


Beloved

BELOV'ED

,
ppr.
[be and loved, from love. Belove, as a verb, is not used.]
Loved; greatly loved; dear to the heart.

Definition 2024


beloved

beloved

See also: belovèd

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

beloved (comparative more beloved, superlative most beloved)

  1. Loved.

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Noun

beloved (plural beloveds)

  1. Someone who is loved; something that is loved.

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Verb

beloved

  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.