Associations to the word «Dedication»

Wiktionary

DEDICATION, noun. (uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
DEDICATION, noun. (countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
DEDICATION, noun. (countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.
DEDICATION, noun. (legal) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Dictionary definition

DEDICATION, noun. Complete and wholehearted fidelity.
DEDICATION, noun. A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose.
DEDICATION, noun. A message that makes a pledge.
DEDICATION, noun. A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something.
DEDICATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley