dedication

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dedication (countable and uncountable, plural dedications)

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

Synonyms

(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

Translations

note prefixed to a work of art

Bulgarian: посвещение n (posveštenie)
Catalan: dedicatòria f
Czech: věnování n
Dutch: toewijding (nl), dedicatie (nl)
Esperanto: dediĉo
French: dédicace (fr) f
Georgian: მიძღვნა (miʒɣvna)
German: Widmung (de) f, Zueignung (de) f
Greek: αφιέρωση (el) f (afiérosi)
Hebrew: הקדשה‎ f (hakdashá)

Indonesian: bakti (id), dedikasi (id)
Malay: dedikasi
Navajo: baa deetʼáanii
Polish: dedykacja (pl) f, poświęcenie (pl) n
Portuguese: dedicatória
Romanian: dedicație (ro) f
Russian: посвяще́ние (ru) n (posvjaščénije)
Spanish: dedicación (es) f, dedicatoria f
Tagalog: patungkol

References

“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.

Anagrams

conidiated, eddication