Beloved Explained

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

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 Sin, 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

Television

• "Beloved" (Secret Invasion), an episode of Secret Invasion

Music

Bands

• Beloved (band), an American post-hardcore band
• The Beloved (band), 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

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
• "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 Five
• "Beloved", a song by Leeland from the 2016 album Invisible
• "Beloved", an art song by Rhea Silberta (1900–1959)
• "Beloved", a song by Luscious Jackson from the 1999 album Electric Honey

People and biblical figures

• John the Apostle or Saint John the Beloved, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
• Charles VI of France (1368–1422), King of France known as "the Beloved"
• Louis XV (1710–1774), King of France known as "the Beloved"

Other uses

• The Beloved (Rossetti painting), an 1865 oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
• Beloved, the main antagonist of The Unicorn Chronicles book series