'Dedication' definitions:
Definition of 'dedication'
From: WordNet
noun
Complete and wholehearted fidelity
noun
A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
noun
A message that makes a pledge [syn: commitment, dedication]
noun
A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something [syn: dedication, inscription]
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" [syn: commitment, allegiance, loyalty, dedication]
Definition of 'Dedication'
From: GCIDE
- Dedication \Ded`i*ca"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose; as, a dedication of lands to public use. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dedication'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- acknowledgments,
- address,
- adherence,
- allegiance,
- altruism,
- ardency,
- ardor,
- assigned task,
- assignment,
- back,
- back matter,
- bastard title,
- beatification,
- beatitude,
- bibliography,
- blessedness,
- blessing,
- bounden duty,
- burden,
- business,
- call of duty,
- canonization,
- catch line,
- catchword,
- charge,
- colophon,
- commitment,
- committedness,
- consecration,
- constancy,
- contents,
- contents page,
- copyright page,
- decidedness,
- decision,
- decisiveness,
- deference,
- definiteness,
- determinateness,
- determination,
- determinedness,
- devoir,
- devotedness,
- devotion,
- devoutness,
- disinterest,
- disinterestedness,
- duties and responsibilities,
- duty,
- earnestness,
- endleaf,
- endpaper,
- endsheet,
- enshrinement,
- errata,
- ethics,
- exaltation,
- faith,
- faithfulness,
- fastness,
- fealty,
- fervency,
- fervidness,
- fervor,
- fidelity,
- fire,
- firmness,
- fixedness,
- flyleaf,
- folio,
- fore edge,
- foreword,
- front matter,
- glorification,
- grace,
- half-title page,
- hallowing,
- head,
- heartiness,
- heat,
- heatedness,
- homage,
- humility,
- impassionedness,
- imperative,
- imprint,
- index,
- inscription,
- intensity,
- intentness,
- introduction,
- justification,
- justification by works,
- leaf,
- line of duty,
- loyalty,
- makeup,
- message,
- mission,
- modesty,
- must,
- obligation,
- obstinacy,
- onus,
- ordainment,
- ordination,
- ought,
- page,
- passion,
- passionateness,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- place,
- pledge,
- preface,
- preliminaries,
- purification,
- purpose,
- purposefulness,
- recto,
- relentlessness,
- resoluteness,
- resolution,
- resolve,
- resolvedness,
- respect,
- reverso,
- running title,
- sacrifice,
- sainthood,
- sainting,
- sanctification,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-denial,
- self-devotion,
- self-effacement,
- self-forgetfulness,
- self-immolation,
- self-imposed duty,
- self-neglect,
- self-neglectfulness,
- self-renouncement,
- self-sacrifice,
- self-subjection,
- self-will,
- selflessness,
- seriousness,
- setting apart,
- signature,
- sincerity,
- single-mindedness,
- spirit,
- state of grace,
- staunchness,
- steadfastness,
- subtitle,
- table of contents,
- tail,
- tenacity,
- text,
- title,
- title page,
- total commitment,
- tried-and-trueness,
- triedness,
- trim size,
- trueness,
- type page,
- unacquisitiveness,
- unpossessiveness,
- unselfishness,
- vehemence,
- verso,
- warmth,
- wholeheartedness,
- will,
- zeal