dedication

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a ceremony in which something, for example a building, is dedicated to some goal or purpose

   The dedication of the new humanities building will take place tomorrow morning.

2. 2
   noun

   The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

   work with dedication

3. 3
   noun

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

   Her dedication for the book was only a cryptic "Once again, for T".

4. 4
   noun

   The event, or the ceremony celebrating it, marking an official completion, opening, or beginning.

   Near-synonym: inauguration

5. 5
   noun

   The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

   the dedication of this right-of-way

6. 6
   noun

   the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

7. 7
   noun

   complete and wholehearted fidelity

8. 8
   noun

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

Etymology

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.