Beloved may refer to:

Books

* ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison * ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner *''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by

Bertrice Small Bertrice Small (December 9, 1937 – February 24, 2015) was an American ''New York Times''- bestselling writer of historical and erotic romance novels. Bertrice lived on Long Island, New York, with her husband George Small. She was a member o ...

Film

* ''Beloved'' (1934 film), an American drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger * ''Beloved'' (1965 film), a Soviet romance film directed by Richard Viktorov * ''Beloved'' (1998 film), based on the Toni Morrison novel * ''Beloved'' (2011 film), a French film written and directed by Christophe Honoré * ''The Beloved'' (1940 film), a Soviet film directed by Ivan Pyryev *''The Beloved'', also known as ''

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'', a 1971 British film written and directed by George P. Cosmatos * ''The Beloved'' (1991 film), a Georgian film * ''The Beloved'' (2015 film), a Chinese film directed by Cao Dawei

Music

Bands

Beloved (band) Beloved is an American post-hardcore band from Kernersville, North Carolina, United States. History Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC, from 1996 to 2000. They ...

, an American post-hardcore band *

The Beloved (band) The Beloved are a British electronic music group best known for the singles " Sweet Harmony", " The Sun Rising", "Hello", " Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite". Originally a post-punk/ new wave band formed in 1983, they underwent a c ...

, a British electronic music group

Albums

* Beloved (Dave East and Styles P album), a 2018 mixtape by Dave East with Styles P * ''Beloved'' (Glay album), 1996 * ''Beloved'' (Jordan Feliz album), 2015 * ''Beloved'' (Jewelry album), 2003 * ''Beloved'' (I Killed the Prom Queen album), 2014 * Beloved (Mesut Kurtis album), 2009 *''Beloved'', a 2018 album by

Snatam Kaur Snatam Kaur Khalsa (born June 19, 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer, songwriter and author. Kaur performs new age Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world as a peace activist. The surname "Kaur", meaning "princes ...

Songs

* "Beloved" (Jordan Feliz song), a song from the eponymous 2015 album * "Beloved" (Mumford & Sons song), a song from the 2018 album ''Delta'' * "Beloved" (Wendy Matthews song), a 1998 single from

Wendy Matthews Wendy Joan Matthews (born 13 January 1960) is a Canadian-born Australian singer-songwriter who has been a member of Models (band), Models and Absent Friends (band), Absent Friends and is a solo artist. She released Top 20 hit singles in th ...

* "Beloved" (VNV Nation song), a song by VNV Nation from the 2002 album ''Futureperfect'' *"Beloved", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki's from the 2011 EP ''

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'' *"Beloved", a song by Leeland from the 2016 album ''

Invisible Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be ''invisible'' (literally, "not visible"). The phenomenon is studied by physics and perceptual psychology. Since objects can be seen by light fr ...

'' *"Beloved", an art song by

Rhea Silberta Rhea Silberstein (Pocahontas, Virginia, April 19, 1900 - New York City, 1959), known professionally as Rhea Silberta, was a Yiddish song composer and teacher of singing. Silberta's best known songs were written with her father and teacher Herman ...

(1900–1959) *"Beloved", a song by Luscious Jackson from the 1999 album '' Electric Honey''

People and biblical figures

John the Apostle John the Apostle (; ; ), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he ...

or Saint John the Beloved, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus *

Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved () and in the 19th century, the Mad ( or ''le Fou''), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychosis, psychotic episodes t ...

(1368–1422), King of France known as "the Beloved" *

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...

(1710–1774), King of France known as "the Beloved"

Other uses

* ''The Beloved'' (Rossetti painting), an 1865 oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti * "Beloved" (''Secret Invasion''), an episode of ''Secret Invasion'' *Beloved, the main antagonist of ''

The Unicorn Chronicles The Unicorn Chronicles is a series of young adult fantasy novels by Bruce Coville set in a fantasy world, Luster, that lies parallel to our own. Within this realm exist all sorts of fantastical and mythological beasts, from the familiar unicorn ...

'' book series