Dearly beloved (6)
I believe the answer is:
adored
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dearly beloved</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for adored that I've seen before include "having lover" , "hugely popular" , "Loved deeply" , "Loved, venerated" , "Worshipped and venerated" .)