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adjective
- 1. dearly loved: "his beloved son" Similar
noun
- 1. a much loved person: "he watched his beloved from afar"
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beloved/belovèd . and . learned/learnèd. where there's an accent grave on the 'e' of the last syllable of one of each pair of word. One thing I've always thought is that, strictly interpreted, beloved can really only be used as an adjective; if one wants to refer to the noun, as in my beloved, it should properly spelt as belovèd.
Dec 24, 2015 · However, you find 'beloved' more frequently used than 'loved' when you are using it as an adjective. So, to answer this, if you are using the word as an adjective , prefer which is more common and understandable - beloved .
Aug 20, 2019 · How about this: "beloved" is an adjective or a past participle being used as a noun, and the adverb "dearly" qualifies the adjective or the past participle, and then the whole phrase "dearly beloved" is essentially an adjective or a past participle that can be used as a noun.
Oct 16, 2011 · In the exhortation for the announcement of an upcoming Holy Communion, potential communicants are addressed as “Dearly beloved”. In the exhortation for use when people exhibit reluctance to come to the Holy Table, the assembly is addressed as both “Dearly beloved brethren” and “most dearly beloved in Christ”.
It's a minor malapropism attributable to conflation of the adjective "dear" with the the adverb "dearly", which related term begins the customary salutation "dearly beloved" of congregants by a celebrant, as in e.g. "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to mourn the passing of (and to celebrate the worthy life of) our dear friend . . ."; also "whom we dearly miss"
Jun 12, 2017 · In my English textbook was a sentence, "One person decided to get a new cat to replace a beloved one that had recently died" This "beloved one" is his cat or his wife or husband?
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May 23, 2020 · To convey this meaning, we would say (Phonetically): "TOE May Toe, Tah MAH Toe" Or, if we thought the whole thig was rediculous, we'd change our town to "Pleasantly Dismissive" and say: "Aaaah, Toe May Toe, Tah Mah too; Puh Tay Toe, Puh Taa Toe." Usually followed by a hand gesture meaning "Go away now" or "Stop bothering me."
Feb 6, 2021 · [Lexico] correctly gives 'beloved of' as a colligation, a grammatically required form (contrast collocation / compound) best considered inseparable. beloved of = loved by. The pronunciation of the fossilised string has however been modernised, the two-syllable rendering of 'beloved' being favoured by many in this usage. –
Jul 7, 2016 · You can use either "loved" or "beloved" in the sentence, without any difference in meaning. But "beloved" is stronger than "loved"; "beloved" means "loved" very much. Besides, "loved" is the past participle of love and the sentence is in the passive. On the other hand, "beloved" is an adjective; you can use the preposition "of" or "by" after it.
