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Dedication often refers to various religious and secular ceremonies and practices such as: *
Dedication (ritual) Dedication is a ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something. Such rituals include ceremonial ship launching and a variety of events for buildings including builders' rites or an opening ceremony. Many religions have specific ...
the ritual or ceremonial establishment of a purpose for a person, place, or thing **
Dedication of churches Dedication of churches is a Christian dedication ceremony of a church building. Churches under the authority of a bishop are usually dedicated by him. Consecration Early customs The custom of solemnly dedicating or consecrating buildings as chur ...
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Child dedication A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ...
, a Christian ceremony *
Pariṇāmanā Transfer of merit (, or ''pattānumodanā'') is a standard part of Buddhist spiritual discipline where the practitioner's merit, resulting from good deeds, is transferred to deceased relatives, to deities, or to all sentient beings. Such tr ...
(Sanskrit), commonly rendered in English as ''Dedication'' *
Hanukkah Hanukkah (, ; ''Ḥănukkā'' ) is a Jewish holidays, Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd ce ...
, a Jewish holiday commemorating the Maccabean Revolt *
Dedication stone A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry Foundation (engineering), foundation. All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entir ...
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Date stone A datestone is typically an embedded stone with the date of engraving and other information carved into it. They are not considered a very reliable source for dating a house, as instances of old houses being destroyed and rebuilt (with the old da ...
, sometimes also referred to as a dedication stone Dedication often refers also to honor or tribute: *
Dedication (art) In art, a dedication is the creation or attribution of a work of art as a tribute to or in honor of a person, place, or thing. The dedicatee may be the commissioner, conductor, premiere performer or musical ensemble, or patron. The work may be memo ...
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Dedication (publishing) A dedication or book dedication is the expression of friendly connection or thanks by the author towards another person. The dedication has its own place on the ''dedication page'' and is part of the front matter. History Evidence of dedications ...
Dedication may also refer to:


Ceremonies

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Opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.
, grand opening, or ribbon cutting ceremonies serve to dedicate buildings and groups *
Ceremonial ship launching Ceremonial ship launching involves the performing of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water. It is a nautical tradition in many cultures, dating back millennia, to accompany the physical process with ...


Film and television

* ''Dedication'' (film), a 2007 film starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore * ''Dedications'' (MuchMusic), a Canadian television program * "Dedication" (''The Unit''), a television episode


Literature

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Dedication (publishing) A dedication or book dedication is the expression of friendly connection or thanks by the author towards another person. The dedication has its own place on the ''dedication page'' and is part of the front matter. History Evidence of dedications ...
, in book design, a page in the front matter * "Dedication" (short story), a 1988 story by Stephen King * ''
Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams Dedication often refers to various religious and secular ceremonies and practices such as: * Dedication (ritual) the ritual or ceremonial establishment of a purpose for a person, place, or thing ** Dedication of churches ** Child dedication, a Ch ...
'', a 2005 play by
Terrence McNally Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," M ...
* " For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration" or "Dedication", a 1961 poem by Robert Frost


Music


Classical

* "Dedication", a 1918 composition by Peter Warlock


Albums

* ''Dedication'' (Ahmed Abdullah album), 1998 * ''Dedication'' (Bay City Rollers album) or the title song, 1976 * ''Dedication'' (Chief Keef album), 2017 * ''Dedication'' (Gary U.S. Bonds album) or the title song, 1981 * ''Dedication'' (Herbie Hancock album), 1974 * ''Dedication'' (Mal Waldron album) or the title song, 1985 * ''Dedication'' (Raised Fist album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Dedication'' (Robin Eubanks and Steve Turre album), 1989 * ''Dedication'' (Steve Kuhn album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Dedication'' (Zomby album), 2011 * ''
Dedication! ''Dedication!'' is the fourth album attributed to American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances originally recorded in 1961 for the Jazzline label but not released until 1970 on the Prestige label. The Bell Sound Studios r ...
'', by Duke Pearson, 1970 * '' Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy'' or the title song, 1991 * ''Dedications'' (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio album), 1976 ** '' Dedications II'', Akiyoshi album released in the U.S. as ''Dedications'', 1977 * ''
The Dedication ''The Dedication'' is the fifth mixtape by Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama, released March 2005. It is the first mixtape in the Dedication/Gangsta Grillz series and it was produced and hosted by DJ Drama. The mixtape was given its name because as ...
'', a mixtape by Lil Wayne, with DJ Drama, 2005 * ''Dedication'', an EP by
Kalin and Myles Kalin and Myles were an American pop duo from the San Francisco Bay Area. They released their first self-titled album on November 20, 2015 and split up the year after on March 30, 2016. Career Myles met Kalin at a house party in Dublin, Californi ...
, 2014 * '' Ihda''' (Dedication), by DAM, 2006


Songs

* "Dedication" (song), by Nipsey Hussle * "Dedication", by Beastie Boys from ''
Hello Nasty ''Hello Nasty'' is the fifth studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 14, 1998, by Grand Royal and Capitol Records. The album sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 cha ...
'', 1998 * "Dedication", by Brand Nubian from '' One for All'', 1990 * "Dedication", by War from '' Eric Burdon Declares "War"'', 1970 * "Dedication", the closing theme music for the British TV programme ''
Record Breakers ''Record Breakers'' was a British children's TV show, themed around world records and produced by the BBC. It was broadcast on BBC1 from 15 December 1972 to 21 December 2001. Format The programme was a spin-off series from '' Blue Peter'' wh ...
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See also

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Dedication Stone A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry Foundation (engineering), foundation. All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entir ...
* Dedicate (horse) * Dedicated (disambiguation) * Christening (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation