Dedication vs. Perseverance

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.

Perseverancenoun

Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

Perseverancenoun

The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun.

Perseverancenoun

Discrimination.

Perseverancenoun

Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.

Perseverancenoun

persistent determination

Perseverancenoun

the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior;