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Dedication
Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building. It also refers to the inscription of books or other artifacts when these are specifically addressed or presented to a particular person. This practice, which once was used to gain the patronage and support of the person so addressed, is now only a mark of affection or regard. In law, the word is used of the setting apart by a private owner of a road to public use.
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Commitment (noun)
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
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Commitment (noun)
The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
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Commitment (noun)
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
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Commitment (noun)
Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
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Commitment (noun)
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
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Commitment (noun)
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
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Commitment (noun)
Perpetration, in a negative manner, as in a crime or mistake.
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Commitment (noun)
State of being pledged or engaged.
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Commitment (noun)
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
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Dedication (noun)
The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
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Dedication (noun)
A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.
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Dedication (noun)
A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.
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Dedication (noun)
The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.
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Commitment (noun)
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
“the company’s commitment to quality”
“I could not fault my players for commitment”
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Commitment (noun)
a pledge or undertaking
“I cannot make such a commitment at the moment”
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Commitment (noun)
an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action
“with so many business commitments time for recreation was limited”
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Dedication (noun)
the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose
“his dedication to his duties”
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Dedication (noun)
the action of dedicating a church or other building
“the dedication of a new city church”
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Dedication (noun)
an inscription or form of words dedicating a building, book, etc. to a person or deity
“the hardback edition contained a fulsome dedication to his wife”
“a faintly engraved inscription or dedication”