1.  dedication(n = noun.attribute) - complete and wholehearted fidelity;
is a kind of faithfulness, fidelity
Derived form verb dedicate₁

2.  dedication(n = noun.event) - a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose;
is a kind of ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
has particulars: rededication
Derived forms verb dedicate₄, verb dedicate₁, verb dedicate₂

3.  dedication(n = noun.communication) commitment - a message that makes a pledge;
is a kind of content, message, subject matter, substance
has particulars: oath, swearing, affirmation, promise, assurance, pledge
Derived form verb dedicate₁

4.  dedication(n = noun.communication) inscription - a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something;
is a kind of message
Derived form verb dedicate₃

5.  dedication(n = noun.act) allegiance, commitment, loyalty - 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"
is a kind of cooperation
has particulars: communalism, consecration, devotion, enlistment, faith
Derived form verb dedicate₁

dedication, n.
1 the act or an instance of dedicating; the process of being dedicated.
2 the words with which a book etc. is dedicated.
3 a dedicatory inscription.

Etymology:
ME f. OF dedicacion or L dedicatio (as DEDICATE)

N  repute, distinction, mark, name, figure, repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note, notability, notoriety, eclat, the bubble reputation, vogue, celebrity, fame, famousness, renown, popularity, aura popularis, approbation, credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor, luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness, respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity, stateliness, solemnity, grandeur, splendor, nobility, majesty, sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence, supereminence, high mightiness, primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation, ascent, superaltation, exaltation, dignification, aggrandizement, dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification, hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis, notability, somebody, classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle, cynosure, mirror, flower, pink, pearl, paragon, choice and master spirits of the age, elite, star, sun, constellation, galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra, distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable, notorious, celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed, far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant, bright, full-blown, honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree, peerless, of the first water, superior, supereminent, preeminent, great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven- born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche, sacrosanct, Int, hail!, all hail!, ave!, viva!, vive!, long life to!, banzai!, glory be to, honor be to?, one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut Caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, above all Greek above all Roman fame, cineri gloria sera est, great is the glory for the strife is hard, honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, the glory dies not and the grief is past, vivit post funera virtus.

feast of dedication, feast of the dedication