Dedication

Noun

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

Adjectives for Dedication
handsome; nauseating; flattering; honorary; memorable; cursory; nominal.

Synonyms for Dedication
diligence, devotion

Thesaurus
passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, place, pledge, preface, preliminaries, purification, purpose, purposefulness, recto, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, respect, reverso, running title, sacrifice, sainthood, sainting, sanctification, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-devotion, self-effacement, self-forgetfulness, self-immolation, self-imposed duty, self-neglect, self-neglectfulness, self-renouncement, self-sacrifice, self-subjection, self-will, selflessness, seriousness, setting apart, signature, sincerity, single-mindedness, spirit, state of grace, staunchness, steadfastness, subtitle, table of contents, tail, tenacity, text, title, title page, total commitment, tried-and-trueness, triedness, trim size, trueness, type page, unacquisitiveness, unpossessiveness, unselfishness, vehemence, verso, warmth, wholeheartedness, will, zeal, abandon, acknowledgments, address, adherence, allegiance, altruism, ardency, ardor, assigned task, assignment, back, back matter, bastard title, beatification, beatitude, bibliography, blessedness, blessing, bounden duty, burden, business, call of duty, canonization, catch line, catchword, charge, colophon, commitment, committedness, consecration, constancy, contents, contents page, copyright page, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, deference, definiteness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devoir, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, disinterest, disinterestedness, duties and responsibilities, duty, earnestness, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, enshrinement, errata, ethics, exaltation, faith, faithfulness, fastness, fealty, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, firmness, fixedness, flyleaf, folio, fore edge, foreword, front matter, glorification, grace, half-title page, hallowing, head, heartiness, heat, heatedness, homage, humility, impassionedness, imperative, imprint, index, inscription, intensity, intentness, introduction, justification, justification by works, leaf, line of duty, loyalty, makeup, message, mission, modesty, must, obligation, obstinacy, onus, ordainment, ordination, ought, page,

Etymology
Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Latin dédicātiō, equivalent to dédicātus+-iōn.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: посвещение
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: toewijding, dedicatie
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Indonesian: bakti, dedikasi
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: dedicación