dedicate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes

   To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

2. 2

   To set apart for a special use.

   • dedicated their money to scientific research.
3. 3

   To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.

   • dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.
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   1. 4

      To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or…

      To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

   2. 5

      To open (a building, for example) to public use.

   3. 6

      To show to the public for the first time.

      • dedicate a monument.
   4. 7

      Dedicated

      Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

      • Dedicate to nothing temporal.
      • His life is dedicate to worthiness.
   5. 8

      One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader,…

      One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.

      • Initiation—When a dedicate is seen on all levels to be learning and doing more as they participate in the circle and aids with rituals and/or divination, an initiation is decided on with the priest or priestess and dedicate.
      • Through this rune of compassion, feelings of pain are transferred from the dedicates to Fallion. Lord Despair then proceeds to torture the dedicates so that Fallion would feel the pain of the tortures without being physically harmed[…]

The neighborhood

• synonymbehallowset apart for religious purposes
• synonymhallow
• synonymconsecrate
• synonymearmark
• synonymset apart
• neighbordedication