DEDICATION

commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication

(noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; “his long commitment to public service”; “they felt no loyalty to a losing team”

dedication

(noun) complete and wholehearted fidelity

dedication, inscription

(noun) a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

commitment, dedication

(noun) a message that makes a pledge

dedication

(noun) a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

dedication (countable and uncountable, plural dedications)

(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

(countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.

(legal) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Synonyms

• (act of performed by a bishop of dedicating a Church to one or more people or angels as Saints): consecration

• (act of dedicating or state of being dedicated): diligence, devotion

Anagrams

• conidiated, eddication

Source: Wiktionary

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Ded`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. dedicatio.]

1. The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedication of Solomon's temple.

2. A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose; as, a dedication of lands to public use.

3. An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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