dedication

noun

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   complete and wholehearted fidelity

3. 3

   a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

4. 4

   a message that makes a pledge

5. 5

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