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PRONUNCIATION OF BEHOVELY

behovely  [bɪˈhəʊvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEHOVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Behovely is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEHOVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of behovely in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEHOVELY


aggressively
əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
alternatively
ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪvlɪ
collectively
kəˈlektɪvlɪ
comparatively
kəmˈpærətɪvlɪ
creatively
krɪˈeɪtɪvlɪ
cumulatively
ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪvlɪ
effectively
ɪˈfɛktɪvlɪ
excessively
ɪkˈsesɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
inductively
ɪnˈdʌktɪvlɪ
lively
ˈlaɪvlɪ
lovely
ˈlʌvlɪ
massively
ˈmæsɪvlɪ
negatively
ˈneɡətɪvlɪ
positively
ˈpɒzɪtɪvlɪ
progressively
prəˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
relatively
ˈrɛlətɪvlɪ
respectively
rɪˈspɛktɪvlɪ
selectively
sɪˈlɛktɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEHOVELY

behind bars
behind line
behind one´s back
behind post
behind the curve
behind the eight ball
behind the scenes
behind the times
behindhand
Behistun
Behn
behold
beholden
beholder
behoof
behoove
behooves
behove
behoveful
behowl

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEHOVELY

actively
bravely
collaboratively
competitively
comprehensively
consecutively
deceptively
defensively
definitively
expansively
gravely
impressively
instinctively
intensively
intuitively
qualitatively
quantitatively
successively
tentatively
unlovely

Synonyms and antonyms of behovely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «behovely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEHOVELY

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Translator English - Chinese

behovely
1,325 millions of speakers

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behovely
570 millions of speakers

English

behovely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

behovely
380 millions of speakers
ar

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behovely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

behovely
278 millions of speakers

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behovely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

behovely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

behovely
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semestinya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

behovely
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

behovely
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

behovely
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesthine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

behovely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

behovely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुदैवानं
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

behovely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

behovely
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

behovely
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

behovely
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

behovely
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

behovely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

behovely
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

behovely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

behovely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of behovely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHOVELY»

The term «behovely» is barely ever used and occupies the 210.345 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHOVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about behovely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEHOVELY»

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Christ, Our Mother of Mercy: Divine Mercy and Compassion in ...
Sin is 'behovely' Knowing sin to be the cause of Christ's passion as well as a real hindrance to the soul's full union with God, Julian quite naturally wondered why God allows sin at all. Why had not God kept humanity sinless from the very ...
Margaret Ann Palliser, 1992
2
Julian of Norwich's Legacy
27 As a mother to a puzzled child, Jesus responds with the comforting words quoted by Eliot six centuries later at the end ofhis visit with ghosts in the streets ofLondon: “Sinne is behovely [nec- essary, appropriate, beneficial], but alle shalle be ...
Sarah Salih, Denise N. Baker, 2009
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T.S. Eliot
For example: Sin is Behovely 'Behovely' is not to be found in most dictionaries, but obviously it derives from 'behove.' 'Sin is behovely' one takes to mean that sin is something imposed on us, it is what, being what we are, we must commit; it is ...
Michael Grant, 2002
4
Lucifer and Prometheus: A STUDY OF MILTON'S SATAN
A STUDY OF MILTON'S SATAN R J Z WERBLOWSKY. Chapter Five SIN IS BEHOVELY Sin is Behovely, and All shall be well, and All manner of thing shall be well. T. S. ELIOT, Four Quartets EFORE beginning our analysis of Milton's texts, ...
R J Z WERBLOWSKY, 2013
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The Writings of Julian of Norwich: A Vision Showed to a ...
The statement “Sinne is behovely” may echo words from the Easter liturgy, where the Fall is invoked in words of paradoxical joy: “O happy fault, O necessary sin of Adam!” (O felix culpa, O necessarium peccatum Ade). If so, “behovely” might be ...
Nicholas Watson, Jacqueline Jenkins, 2006
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Julian of Norwich, Theologian
I rather fancy that my existence is behovely, or, as you might say, my existence is God's gift to the human race. But ifthat is true it is only because every human being is in the same way a gift, a new episode in a larger meaningful story. For the ...
Denys Turner, 2011
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A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
Finely dressed; smart with finery. Essex. Kennett says " ironically applied," MS. Lansd. 1033. BEHOVE. Behoof; advantage. (A.-S.) Her beginneth the Prikke of Love That profitable is to soule behove. Vernon MS. f. 265. BEHOVELY. Profitable.
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1872
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Ezra Pound
Nor exclaim the niceness of 'where the field-mouse trots'; the newness of ' haruspicate and scry'; the syllabic delicacy and nuance of 'sortilege, or tea leaves '; nor the resurrection of 'Behovely' ('Sin is Behovely'). I would point up some solemn ...
Eric Homberger, 2013
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Metaphysical Symbolism in T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets
The third movement's second section begins with the assertion that "Sin is Behovely": that is, necessary and unavoidable. Sin is necessary because Adam's curse "echoes in our memory." Echoes of the curse have maintained a steady ...
Ronald Moore, 1965
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Julian of Norwich: Selections from Revelations of Divine ...
In the original Middle English, the phrase is “sin is behovely.” (Our modern English word “behoove” gives us the sense of “behovely,” meaning “suitable” or “ right.”) In other words, sin has a function—it is, in some way, necessary. Yet Jesus ...
Mary C. Earle, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEHOVELY»

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The Crucifix's Motley Crew
Or, to borrow Eliot's borrowing, “Sin is behovely, but all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” This is not the philosophy of Shaun, ... «Patheos, Jan 15»

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