beloved

from 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}]

from 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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from 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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from 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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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

41 Moby Thesaurus words for "beloved":
      admired, adored, beau, beloved object, cherished, crush, darling,
      dear, dear one, dearly beloved, esteemed, favorite, flame,
      heartthrob, held dear, honey, idolized, inamorata, inamorato,
      ladylove, light of love, love, loved, loved one, lover, pet,
      popular, precious, prized, respected, revered, steady, sweet,
      sweetheart, sweetie, treasured, truelove, valued, well-beloved,
      well-liked, white-haired

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