Dedication meaning

What does “dedication” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dedication” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: complete and wholehearted fidelity.

dedication

noun

  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

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

    Synonymsinscription
  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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University