dedication
n 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 [syn: {commitment}]
4: an inscription (as in a book or musical work) dedicating it
to someone or something
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" [syn: {commitment},
{allegiance}, {loyalty}]