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be·lov·ed

 (bĭ-lŭv′ĭd, -lŭvd′)
adj.
Dearly loved.
[Middle English biloved, past participle of beloven, to love : bi-, be- + loven, to love; see love.]
be·lov′ed n.
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beloved

(bɪˈlʌvɪd; -ˈlʌvd)
adj
dearly loved
n
a person who is dearly loved, such as a wife or husband
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be•lov•ed

(bɪˈlʌv ɪd, -ˈlʌvd)

adj.
1. greatly loved; dear to the heart.
n.
2. a person who is beloved.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.beloved - a beloved personbeloved - a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
dear, dearest, honey, love
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
Adj.1.beloved - dearly lovedbeloved - dearly loved        
darling, dear
loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"
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beloved

1.
adjective dear, loved, valued, prized, dearest, sweet, admired, treasured, precious, darling, worshipped, adored, cherished, revered He lost his beloved wife last year.
noun
1. darling, love, sweet, lover, angel, loved one, sweetheart, truelove, dear one, inamorata or inamorato He takes his beloved in his arms.
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beloved

adjective
Regarded with much love and tenderness:
darling, dear, loved, precious.
noun
A person who is much loved:
darling, dear, honey, love, minion, precious, sweet, sweetheart, truelove.
Informal: sweetie.
Idiom: light of one's life.
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Translations
حبيبمَحْبوب، عَزيزمَعْشوق، حَبيب
milovanýmilýdrahýmilá
elskedehøjt elsket
rakasrakastettu
szeretettszíve választottja
ástkærástvinur
mylimasmylimasis
mīļotāmīļotaismīļots
ukochanaukochaneukochany
milovaný
canı gibi sevdiğiçok sevilen kişisevgili

beloved

[bɪˈlʌvɪd]
A. ADJ → querido (by, of por) my dearly beloved brethren → mis queridos hermanos ...
B. N → querido/a m/f, amado/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

beloved

[bɪˈlʌvɪd bɪˈlʌvd]
adj → bien-aimé(e), chéri(e)
n → bien-aimé(e) m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

beloved

adj → geliebt; memory → lieb, teuer
n → Geliebte(r) mf; dearly beloved (Rel) → liebe Brüder und Schwestern im Herrn
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

beloved

[bɪˈlʌvɪd] adj & n → adorato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

beloved

(biˈlavid) adjective
much loved. my beloved country.
noun
a person very dear to one. My beloved left me for another.
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