Dedication vs. Diligence

Dedicationnoun

(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

Dedicationnoun

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

Dedicationnoun

(countable) A ceremony marking an official completion or opening.

Dedicationnoun

(legal) The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property.

Dedicationnoun

The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedication of Solomon's temple.

Dedicationnoun

A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose; as, a dedication of lands to public use.

Dedicationnoun

An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor.

Dedicationnoun

complete and wholehearted fidelity

Dedicationnoun

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

Dedicationnoun

a message that makes a pledge

Dedicationnoun

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

Dedicationnoun

the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;

Dedicationnoun

the quality of being dedicated or committed to a task or purpose

Dedicationnoun

the action of dedicating a church or other building

Dedicationnoun

an inscription or form of words dedicating a building, book, etc. to a person or deity

Dedication

Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building. It also refers to the inscription of books or other artifacts when these are specifically addressed or presented to a particular person.

Diligencenoun

Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.

Diligencenoun

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

Diligencenoun

Carefulness.

Diligencenoun

A public stage-coach.

Diligencenoun

The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

Diligencenoun

The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; - the opposite of negligence.

Diligencenoun

Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduity in service.

Diligencenoun

Process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

Diligencenoun

A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.

Diligencenoun

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

Diligencenoun

persevering determination to perform a task;

Diligencenoun

a diligent effort;

Diligence

Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is one of the seven heavenly virtues. It is indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.