Definition of Hold dear

1. Verb. Be fond of; be attached to. "Sam and Sue hold dear the movie "

Exact synonyms: Care For, Cherish, Treasure
Generic synonyms: Love
Specialized synonyms: Yearn
Derivative terms: Treasure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hold Dear

hold-down
hold-up
hold-up play
hold-ups
hold a candle
hold a grudge
hold a torch for
hold against
hold all of the aces
hold all of the cards
hold all the aces
hold all the cards
hold back
hold baggage
hold close
hold dear (current term)
hold down
hold fast
hold fire
hold firm
hold forth
hold hands
hold hard
hold hostage
hold in
hold it
hold luggage
hold off
hold on
hold one's breath

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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