dedication

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dédicātiō, equivalent to dédicātus+-iōn.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

dedication (countable and uncountable, plural dedications)

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

• (act of performed by a bishop of dedicating a Church to one or more people or angels as Saints): consecration

• (act of dedicating or state of being dedicated): diligence, devotion

• “dedication” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “dedication” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "dedication" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• "dedication" in the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Merriam-Webster, 1996.

• conidiated, eddication