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dedication
[ ded-i-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of dedicating.
Her dedication to medicine was so great that she had time for little else.
- a formal, printed inscription in a book, piece of music, etc., dedicating it to a person, cause, or the like.
- a personal, handwritten inscription in or on a work, as by an author to a friend.
- a ceremony marking the official completion or opening of a public building, institution, monument, etc.
dedication
/ ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- the act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated
- an inscription or announcement prefixed to a book, piece of music, etc, dedicating it to a person or thing
- complete and wholehearted devotion, esp to a career, ideal, etc
- a ceremony in which something, such as a church, is dedicated
Derived Forms
- ˌdediˈcational, adjective
Other Words From
- dedi·cation·al adjective
- nonded·i·cation noun
- over·dedi·cation noun
- preded·i·cation noun
- reded·i·cation noun
- self-dedi·cation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dedication1
Example Sentences
I was struck by how analogous dedication and drive in the athletic world is to the business world.
Mindset reminded me that while certain things come easier, I can accomplish and learn anything with hard work and dedication.
Luck started when that player was seven or eight years old and began playing football several times a week, and it accumulated over a decade of practice and intense dedication before the person had a chance to play with the best.
Others, like playing the violin, learning a second language, composing a novel, even writing an article for Nautilus, require effort and dedication.
Anurag is an example how youth of India are breaking the stereotype associated with menstrual hygiene by touching lives of those who need awareness and education by honesty, dedication and a will do bring a positive change.
In fact, enjoying the show takes an extreme dedication to suspending disbelief.
And the CDC team that arrived to ensure they were properly trained and equipped found them in no need of moxie and dedication.
As I wrote in the dedication, it allowed me to hate her, to love her, to forgive her.
As an adulthood now living out his passion, his dedication sometimes borders on obsession.
But even his worst opponents can find common ground with him on their shared dedication to details.
In more than one passage of the prayer of Solomon, at the dedication of the temple, it denotes to Covenant.
This dedication is very precious, as indicating your regard for me, and on my part I reciprocate your feeling.
The present arms of the see evidently have reference to the dedication of the ancient cathedral church to St. Peter.
The encenia, or dedication of the incomparable theatre at Oxford, endowed and founded 1664, by archbishop Selden.
He assured her that if the Chamberlain was obstinate, he should publish it with a dedication to her Grace.
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