dedication

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

devotion

commitment

presentation

consecration

inscription

offering

inauguration

loyalty

gift

🎁

faithfulness

allegiance

ordination

mental attitude

oblation

offer

sacrifice

wedding

💒

zeal

Jewish education

self-devotion

devotement

committedness

attachment

attentiveness

constancy

devotedness

enthusiasm

fidelity

fixing

involvement

lavishness

matrimony

opening

passion

sanctification

selflessness

sincerity

Vertalings

Widmung

dédicace

dedicación

dedica

αφιέρωση

dedizione

dedicazione

Hingabe

engagement

consécration

dedicatória

dedicatoria

dedicació

dévouement

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: dedicacioun

In summary

Originated 1350–1400 from Middle English dedicacioun, from Old French dedicacion (“consecration of a church or chapel”), from Latin dēdicātiō, equivalent to dēdicātus+-iōn.