What does beloved mean?
Definitions for beloved
bɪˈlʌv ɪd, -ˈlʌvdbeloved
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word beloved.
Princeton's WordNet
beloved, dear, dearest, honey, loveadjective
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
beloved, darling, dearadjective
dearly loved
Wiktionary
belovednoun
someone who is loved; something that is loved
belovedadjective
loved
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Belovedparticiple.
It is observable, that, though the participle be of very frequent use, the verb is seldom or never admitted; Loved; dear.
Etymology: from belove, derived of love.
I think, it is not meet,
Mark Anthony, so well belov’d of Cæsar,
Should outlive Cæsar. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.In likeness of a dove
The spirit descended, while the father’s voice
From heav’n pronounc’d him his beloved son. John Milton, Paradise Regained, b. i. l. 32.
Webster Dictionary
Beloved
of Belove
Beloved
greatly loved; dear to the heart
Belovednoun
one greatly loved
Freebase
Beloved
Beloved is a novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War, it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave, Margaret Garner, who temporarily escaped slavery during 1856 in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio, a free state. A posse arrived to retrieve her and her children under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which gave slave owners the right to pursue slaves across state borders. Margaret killed her two-year-old daughter rather than allow her to be recaptured. Beloved's main character, Sethe, kills her daughter and tries to kill her other three children when a posse arrives in Ohio to return them to Sweet Home, the plantation in Kentucky from which Sethe recently fled. A woman presumed to be her daughter, called Beloved, returns years later to haunt Sethe's home at 124 Bluestone Road, Cincinnati. The story opens with an introduction to the ghost: "124 was spiteful. Full of a baby's venom." The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. It was adapted during 1998 into a movie of the same name starring Oprah Winfrey. During 2006 a New York Times survey of writers and literary critics ranked it as the best work of American fiction of the past 25 years.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Beloved
be-luvd′, or be-luv′ed, p.adj. much loved, very dear—often compounded with well-; best-, &c.—n. one who is much loved.—adj. Belov′ing (Shak.) = loving.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beloved in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beloved in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of beloved in a Sentence
What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men. What is the greatest loss? Failure in one?s duty. Where is the greatest peace? In truth and righteousness. Who is the hero? The man who subdues his senses. Who is the best beloved? The faithful wife. What is wealth? Knowledge. What is the most perfect happiness? Staying at home.
Nothing crushes the soul of a father more than the loss of the beloved son he failed to lavish his love on.”
If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.
I disagree, the show became so beloved — reruns for all those years. … I feel like people have watched it, and they know it so well, inside and out.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
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Translations for beloved
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- حبيب, أحبّاء, محبوب, محبوبةArabic
- любим, обичан, любимаBulgarian
- estimat, estimadaCatalan, Valencian
- milovanýCzech
- elskedeDanish
- Liebling, geliebt, Liebchen, Liebe, GeliebteGerman
- αγαπημένος, αγαπητόςGreek
- amatino, amata, amatoEsperanto
- enamorado, amadoSpanish
- دلبر, معشوقه, عزیز, محبوب, یار, دلدار, معشوق, نگار, جانانPersian
- rakas, rakastettuFinnish
- chéri, bien-aimé, amant, amanteFrench
- belovedIrish
- rùnag, gràdhach, gràdh, leannan, gràdhaichte, rùn, rùinean, ionmhainnScottish Gaelic
- אהוב, אהובהHebrew
- जानमHindi
- szeretettHungarian
- սիրելիArmenian
- tercintaIndonesian
- amatoItalian
- אָהוּבHebrew
- 愛しい, 最愛, 彼氏, 彼, 恋人, 彼女, 親愛, 恋しいJapanese
- შეყვარებული, საყვარელიGeorgian
- ಪ್ರೀತಿಯKannada
- 사랑하는Korean
- نازدار, خۆشهویستKurdish
- cārus, dilectumLatin
- mylimas, mylimaLithuanian
- mīļots, mīļotaLatvian
- प्रेयसीMarathi
- beminde, geliefd, geliefde, lief, welbemind, bemindDutch
- elskedeNorwegian
- bił hinishnáaniiNavajo, Navaho
- ukochany, ukochanaPolish
- amadoPortuguese
- drag, iubită, iubit, dragăRomanian
- жела́нный, люби́мый, люби́мая, возлю́бленная, возлю́бленный, возлюбленнаяRussian
- älskadSwedish
- காதலிTamil
- ప్రియమైనTelugu
- ที่รักThai
- sevgiliTurkish
- коханийUkrainian
- محبوبUrdu
- yêu quý, yêu dấu, người yêuVietnamese
- באַליבטYiddish
- 親愛的Chinese
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