Hypertext Webster Gateway: "beloved"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Belove \Be*love"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beloved}.] [OE.
bilufien. See pref. {Be-}, and {Love}, v. t.]
To love. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beloved \Be*loved"\, p. p. & a.
Greatly loved; dear to the heart.
Antony, so well beloved of C[ae]sar. --Shak.
This is my beloved Son. --Matt. iii.
17.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Beloved \Be*lov"ed\, n.
One greatly loved.
My beloved is mine, and I am his. --Cant. ii.
16.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beloved
adj : dearly loved [syn: {darling}, {dear}]
n : a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: {dear},
{dearest}, {loved one}, {honey}, {love}]
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