Dearly Beloved is an

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term emanating from

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's translation of the

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word "ἀγαπητός" as it appears in the

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, popularized by its inclusion in the matrimonial office and other portions of the 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer''. It may also refer to:

Film

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a 1995 short film starring

Vince Curatola Vincent Curatola (; born August 16, 1953) is an American actor. Curatola is best known for his portrayal of the New York Mafioso Johnny Sack from the HBO drama ''The Sopranos''. He is also a singer and has appeared onstage several times with the ...

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a short film starring

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Literature

* ''Dearly Beloved'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anne Morrow Lindbergh * ''Dearly Beloved'', a 2009 book by

David Wilkerson David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book ''The Cross and the Switchblade''. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of th ...

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a 1944 novel by

Mary Burchell Ida Cook (24 August 190422 December 1986) was a British campaigner for Jewish refugees and a romance novelist as Mary Burchell. Ida Cook and her sister Mary Louise Cook (1901–1991) rescued Jews from the Nazis during the 1930s. The sisters h ...

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a 1990 novel by

Mary Jo Putney Mary Jo Putney (born in New York) is a best-selling American author of over twenty-five historical and contemporary romance novels. She has also published romantic fantasy novels as M.J. Putney. Her books are known for their unusual subject matt ...

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a 1942 novel by

Harry Sylvester Harry Ambrose Sylvester (January 19, 1908 – September 26, 1993) was an American short-story writer and novelist in the first half of the 20th century. His stories were published in popular magazines such as '' Collier's'', '' Esquire, Co ...

* "Dearly Beloved", a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published posthumously in 1969

Music

Albums

* ''Dearly Beloved'' (Daughtry album), 2021 * ''Dearly Beloved'' (Lee Konitz album), 1997 * ''Dearly Beloved'' (Stanley Turrentine album), 1961 * ''Dearly Beloved'', a 2004 album by

Keely Smith Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928The reference work ''The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet'' gives Smith's date of birth as March 9, 1932. – December 16, 2017), profession ...

Songs

* "Dearly Beloved", a 1942 song written by Johnny Mercer and Jerome Kern, introduced by Fred Astaire in the film ''

You Were Never Lovelier ''You Were Never Lovelier'' is a 1942 American musical romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. The supporting cast also features Adolphe Menjou, Xavier Cugat and Adele Mara. The music was com ...

'' * "Dearly Beloved", the main theme for the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series, featured on '' Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack'' * "Dearly Beloved", a song by Abramelin from '' Transgression from Acheron'' * "Dearly Beloved", a song by Bad Religion from '' New Maps of Hell'' * "Dearly Beloved", a song by Faith Hill from ''

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'' * "Dearly Beloved", a song by John Coltrane from ''

Sun Ship ''Sun Ship'' is a posthumously released jazz album by tenor saxophonist John Coltrane recorded on August 26, 1965. Along with ''First Meditations'', recorded a week later, it was one of the last recording dates for Coltrane's "Classic Quartet" wit ...

'' * "Dearly Beloved", a segment of the song " Jesus of Suburbia" by Green Day * "

Let's Go Crazy "Let's Go Crazy" is a 1984 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album '' Purple Rain''. It was the opening track on both the album and the film '' Purple Rain''. "Let's Go Crazy" was one of Prince's most popular songs, and was a staple f ...

", a song by Prince taken from the soundtrack of '' Purple Rain''

Bands

The Dearly Beloved The second season of ''The O.C.'' commenced airing in the United States on November 4, 2004, concluded on May 19, 2005, and consisted of 24 episodes. It aired Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. ET in the US on FOX, a terrestrial television network. In ...

, a 1960s garage rock band from Tucson, Arizona * Dearly Beloved, an Australian band co-founded by Leeno Dee * Dearly Beloved, an American band that has collaborated with

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Television episodes

* "

", an episode of ''The O.C.'' * "Dearly Beloved" (''Greek'') * "Dearly Beloved" (''Kate & Allie'') * "Dearly Beloved" (''Party of Five'') * "Dearly Beloved" (''Valkyria Chronicles'') * "Dearly Beloved" (''Wild Card'') * Dearly Beloved ('' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

Other uses

* ''Dearly Beloved'', a 2010 Improvathon event in Liverpool, UK {{disambiguation