dedication
Other forms: dedications
Dedication means "committing yourself to something," like your dedication to marathon training that had you running every single morning for four months.
Dedication can be complete devotion and faith in someone or something, like your dedication to your family, a ceremony in which something is officially named, like the dedication of a new building. Another kind of dedication is a short message written to someone, like the dedication "Happy Birthday, Uncle Fred," which you write inside the book you give him, or something extra added to an autograph, like "To my greatest fan!"
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complete and wholehearted fidelity
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the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of actionsynonyms: allegiance, commitment, loyaltytypes:communalismloyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a wholeconsecrationa solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal)devotioncommitment to some purposeenlistmentthe act of enlisting (as in a military service)faithloyalty or allegiance to a cause or a personcultismdevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a culthobbyisma devotion to hobbiesreenlistmenta renewed enlistmentparty spiritdevotion to a political partytype of:cooperationjoint operation or action
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a message that makes a pledgesynonyms: commitmenttypes:oath, swearinga commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjuryaffirmation(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)promisea verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futureprofessionaffirmation of acceptance of some religion or faithguarantee, warrant, warrantee, warrantya written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specificationsguaranteean unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is trueoatha solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behaviorpinninga mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pinrain checka promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the futurevowa solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain mannertype of:
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a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purposetypes:rededicationa new dedicationtype of:ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observancea formal event performed on a special occasion
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a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or somethingsynonyms: inscriptiontype of:messagea communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
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Vocabulary lists containing dedication
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