dedication

ded-i-ca-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The quality of being committed to a task or purpose; devotion.

  2. 2.

    An inscription in a book or other work, addressing it to a person.

  3. 3.

    A ceremony in which a building is formally opened or consecrated.

  4. 4.

    The act of devoting something to a particular purpose.

Forms

plural: dedications

Related words

Antonyms: indifference, neglect
See also: commitment, dedicate, devoted
Synonyms: commitment, consecration, devotion, inscription

Etymology

From Latin dedicatio meaning "a consecration," from dedicare "to proclaim, devote, consecrate."