Dedication (publishing) definition

(1) The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

"His long commitment to public service"

"They felt no loyalty to a losing team"

(2) Complete and wholehearted fidelity

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

(4) A message that makes a pledge

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