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Definition of Hold dear
1. Verb. Be fond of; be attached to. "Sam and Sue hold dear the movie "
Generic synonyms: Love
Specialized synonyms: Yearn
Derivative terms: Treasure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hold Dear
Literary usage of Hold dear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Richard to Minna Wagner: Letters to His First Wife by Richard Wagner (1909)
"... house [just below her], and hold dear Thy faithful spouse RW 64. DEAR MINNA,
VERNEX, 13. July 1854. ..."
2. The American Loyalists: Or, Biographical Sketches of Adherents to the by Lorenzo Sabine (1847)
"... that it be as much so as may be consistent with the interest of the great
cause to which I have devoted everything I hold dear in this world. ..."
3. Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard (1908)
"By pen, tongue, and best of all by his life, Alfred taught the truths which we
yet hold dear. And by this sign shall ye conquer! ..."
4. Church Hymns and Tunes: For Use in Baptist Churches by Herbert Barclay Turner, William Foster Biddle, Kerr Boyce Tupper (1907)
"Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear? Shall life's swift pass-ing years all
fly, And still my soul in slumber lie? A-men. 2 God calling yet I and shall ..."
5. Popular Objections to Unitarian Christianity Considered and Answered: In by George Washington Burnap (1855)
"... everywhere fresh acknowledgment of the principles we hold dear, and a century
of advancement such as the last thirty years have witnessed will bring ..."
6. Glad Tidings: A Collection of Hymns New and Old for the Sunday-school by William Lesley Mason (1899)
"Nor should I aught with-hold, Dear Lord, from Thee: Äly fee - ble faith looks
up, Je - sus, to Thee: Thee,— That each de-parting day Hence-forth may see In ..."
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