Dedication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

complete and wholehearted fidelity

a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪspˈæʃənd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛdɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪspˈæʃənd/.

Examples

his long commitment to public service
they felt no loyalty to a losing team

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

allegiance commitment inscription loyalty

Parts of Speech

noun	complete and wholehearted fidelity
noun	a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
noun	a message that makes a pledge
noun	a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
noun	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action “his long commitment to public service”

Word Forms

dedicate	verb	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
commit	verb	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
allegiant	adjective	steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hingabe

vollkommene und uneingeschränkte Treue

🇫🇷French

dévouement

fidélité totale et sans réserve

🇪🇸Spanish

dedicación

fidelidad total y sincera

🇮🇹Italian

dedizione

fedeltà totale e sincera

🇳🇱Dutch

toewijding

volledige en oprechte trouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

dedicação

fidelidade completa e sincera

🇷🇺Russian

преданность

полная и искренняя верность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समर्पण

पूर्ण और सम्पूर्ण हृदय से निष्ठा

🇧🇩Bengali

উৎসর্গ

সম্পূর্ণ এবং আন্তরিক বিশ্বস্ততা

🇮🇳Tamil

அர்ப்பணிப்பு

முழுமையான மற்றும் முழு மனதுடன் நம்பகத்தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అంకితం

పూర్తి మరియు హృదయపూర్వక విశ్వసనీయత

🇮🇳Marathi

समर्पण

पूर्ण आणि मनापासून निष्ठा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમર્પણ

સંપૂર્ણ અને દિલથી વફાદારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ಣ ಹೃದಯದ ನಿಷ್ಠೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമർപ്പണം

പൂർണ്ണവും പൂർണ്ണഹൃദയവുമായ വിശ്വസ്തത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਰਪਣ

ਪੂਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਦਿਲ ਨਾਲ ਵਫ਼ਾਦਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگن

مکمل اور پورے دل سے وفاداری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奉献

完全和全心全意的忠诚

🇯🇵Japanese

献身

完全かつ心のこもった忠実さ

🇰🇷Korean

봉납

완전하고 마음을 다한 충실함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cống hiến

sự trung thực trọn vẹn và hết lòng

🇹🇭Thai

การอุทิศตน

ความจงรักภักดีอย่างเต็มหัวใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dedikasi

kesetiaan yang utuh dan sepenuh hati

🇵🇭Filipino

dedikasyon

kumpleto at buong pusong katapatan

🇲🇾Malay

dedikasi

kesetiaan yang lengkap dan sepenuh hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إخلاص

الإخلاص الكامل والصادق

🇮🇷Persian

فداکاری

وفاداری کامل و صمیمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

özveri

tam ve gönülden sadakat

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַקדָשָׁה

נאמנות מלאה ובלב שלם

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