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/dˈɛdəkeɪtəd/ Listen

verb

Dedicate v. t. (past & past part. dedicated; pres. part. dedicating)

To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use. "Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold,... which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord." "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.... But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground."

To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service. "The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself."

To inscribe or address, as to a patron. "He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley."

Synonyms: See Addict.

adjective

dedicated adj.

Wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated musician.

Synonyms: devoted.

Zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.

Synonyms: devoted.

Set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life dedicated to science. (Narrower terms: consecrated (vs. desecrated), consecrate)

Synonyms: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).

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Etymology of 'Dedicated'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Malalas to have occurred on the 13th of December, A.D. 115. On these statements, combined with the fact that the day dedicated to St Ignatius at a later age was the 20th of December [79:4], Volkmar builds his theory. It will be observed that the cause of the martyr's death, as laid down by Volkmar, receives no countenance from the story of Malalas, who gives ...

— Essays on "Supernatural Religion" • Joseph B. Lightfoot

... appeared in octavo, in 1667, and was afterwards frequently reprinted in quarto. It was dedicated to the metropolis of Great Britain, as represented by the lord mayor and magistrates. A letter to Sir Robert Howard was prefixed to the poem, in which the author explains the purpose of the work, and the difficulties which presented themselves in the execution. And in this epistle, as a contrast ...

— The Dramatic Works of John Dryden Vol. I. - With a Life of the Author • Sir Walter Scott

... that his sister was profiting by it. Now, I call that one of the noblest things I ever heard of, for he is devotedly attached to his sister, and, naturally, it is a great grief to him to see her compelled to work for a living. His last book was dedicated to her, and the dedication is one of the most tender and pathetic things ...

— The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck - A Comedy of Limitations • James Branch Cabell

... this respect, the close of Goethe's poem dedicated to the cirrus-formation and the poem inspired by his sight of a waterfall in the Bernese Alps as indications of the fact that he was himself aware of the water-rejuvenating process in the higher reaches ...

— Man or Matter • Ernst Lehrs

... generosity and kindliness to all with whom he was brought into contact. Crabb Robinson described him as a man 'whose life is spent in making people happy.' He was a distant cousin of Miss Barrett, and a friend of Robert Browning, who dedicated to him his volume of 'Dramatic Romances,' besides writing and sending to him 'Andrea del Sarto' as a substitute for a print of the painter's portrait which he had been unable to find. The best account of Kenyon is to be found in Mrs. Crosse's 'John Kenyon and his Friends' ...

— The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) • Frederic G. Kenyon

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