dedication (n.)

  1. complete and wholehearted fidelity

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

  3. a message that makes a pledge

    [ Syn: commitment ]

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

    [ Syn: inscription ]

  5. 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 ]

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