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DEDICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Example:
they felt no loyalty to a losing team
Synonyms:
allegiance; commitment; dedication; loyalty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dedication" is a kind of...):
cooperation (joint operation or action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dedication"):
communalism (loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole)
consecration (a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal))
devotion (commitment to some purpose)
enlistment (the act of enlisting (as in a military service))
faith (loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person)
Derivation:
dedicate (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Complete and wholehearted fidelity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dedication" is a kind of...):
faithfulness; fidelity (the quality of being faithful)
Derivation:
dedicate (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
Synonyms:
dedication; inscription
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dedication" is a kind of...):
message (a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Derivation:
dedicate (inscribe or address by way of compliment)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A message that makes a pledge
Synonyms:
commitment; dedication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dedication" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dedication"):
oath; swearing (a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury)
affirmation ((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))
promise (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
assurance; pledge (a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something)
Derivation:
dedicate (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dedication" is a kind of...):
ceremonial; ceremonial occasion; ceremony; observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dedication"):
rededication (a new dedication)
Derivation:
dedicate (set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church)
dedicate (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)
dedicate (open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building)
