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 **

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 (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 * Date stone, sometimes also referred to as a dedication stone Dedication often refers also to honor or tribute: * Dedication (art) * Dedication (publishing) Dedication may also refer to:

Ceremonies

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

* Dedication (publishing), in book design, a page in the front matter * "Dedication" (short story), a 1988 story by Stephen King * '' Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams'', a 2005 play by

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* " 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'', a mixtape by Lil Wayne, with DJ Drama, 2005 * ''Dedication'', an EP by Kalin and Myles, 2014 * '' Ihda''' (Dedication), by DAM, 2006

Songs

* "Dedication" (song), by Nipsey Hussle * "Dedication", by Beastie Boys from '' Hello Nasty'', 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 ...