a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names

a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs

he was the cabinet's leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talks

(in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32)