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Definition of Dovelike
1. a. Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable.
Definition of Dovelike
1. Adjective. Similar to a dove. ¹
2. Adjective. Similar to that of a dove; as, a dovelike wing, a dovelike glance, dovelike eyes. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) Peaceful; innocent; pacifist. ¹
4. Adverb. In a manner similar to a dove; as, to "dovelike, sit brooding on the vast abyss" (Milton) ¹
5. Adverb. (archaic) As much so as those of a dove; as, "Phoebe's eyes Dovelike mild" (Montanus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dovelike
1. resembling or suggestive of a dove [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dovelike
Literary usage of Dovelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons on Various Subjects, Evangelical, Devotional and Practical: Adapted by Joseph Lathrop (1809)
"The dovelike Descent of the Spirit on Christ. LUKE iii, »a. The Holy Ghost
descended, in a bodily shape, ..."
2. A popular commentary on the New Testament by Daniel Denison Whedon (1874)
"And he saw—That is, Jesus saw the dovelike Spirit. And John says that he saw it.
John i, 32. There is no proof for the opinion of some that it л\-as unseen ..."
3. Milton's Paradise Lost: Books I and II by John Milton, Homer Baxter Sprague (1879)
"Masson remarks, " The comparison 'dovelike,' to illustrate the meaning of 'brooding'
in the passage, occurs in the Talmudists or Jewish commentators on th« ..."
4. An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are by David Booth (1836)
"dovelike, for gentleness of manner, may be still written ; but DOVISH and ...
differs from dovelike, because it expresses no other quality but timidity. ..."
5. Milton's Paradise Lost, Books I and II: With Introduction, Notes, and Diagrams by John Milton, Homer Baxter Sprague (1888)
"The comparison 'dovelike,' to illustrate the meaning of 'brooding ' in the passage,
occurs in the Talmudists or Jewish commentators on th« Bible. ..."
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