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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'

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"Dedicated" Quotes from Famous Books

... Ambition, Madam, that lays this at your feet, and begs a Sanctuary where all pay so great a Veneration? 'twas Dedicated yours before it had a being, and overbusy to render it worthy of the Honour, made it less grateful; and Poetry like Lovers often fares the worse by taking too much pains to please; but under so Gracious an Influence ...

— The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. II • Aphra Behn

... Archie's chamber, with a card nailed upon the top, and the inscription, "Miss Kitty Fay;" and Patrick lifts it reverently, with no vain curiosity, and carries it to the "great house." He knows that it contains many a manuscript that helped to dry up the fount of life. They are all dedicated to Kittie, who inspired them; and it is a great comfort to be reading them over while he is lying there as if asleep and unable to speak. They make every thing plain to her concerning the past, and they confirm her in the ...

— The Elm Tree Tales • F. Irene Burge Smith

... young companion with board, lodging and a salary of thirty pounds a year, she had, to use a commercial phrase, obtained the option on her every waking hour, and indeed, during the last year of her life, she had extended this option to cover many of the hours which should have been dedicated to rest ...

— The Land of Promise • D. Torbett

... unwell during the autumn, and by the end of the year her disorder assumed a more alarming form. It soon became evident that her dedicated life must at no distant period be brought to a close; and after many weeks of suffering, with confinement to the chamber during the latter part of the time, she expired, full of peace and hope in Christ Jesus, in the Fifth Month, 1851. The following memorandum, touchingly ...

— Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel • John Yeardley

... to the practical business of the world, and the intercourse of social and political life. This is one of his most precious legacies. 8. De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, "On the Ends of Good and Evil," a series of dialogues dedicated to M. Brutus, in which the opinions of the Grecian schools, especially of the Epicureans, the Stoics, and the Peripatetics, on the Supreme Good, the Summum Bonum, that is, the ...

— Museum of Antiquity - A Description of Ancient Life • L. W. Yaggy

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