Dedication

Dedication often refers to various religious and secular ceremonies and practices such as:


 * Dedication (ritual) the ritual or ceremonial establishment of a purpose for a person, place, or thing
 * Dedication of churches
 * Child dedication, a Christian ceremony
 * Pariṇāmanā (Sanskrit), commonly rendered in English as Dedication
 * Hanukkah, 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, grand opening, or ribbon cutting ceremonies serve to dedicate buildings and groups
 * Ceremonial ship launching

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 Terrence McNally
 * "For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration" or "Dedication", a 1961 poem by Robert Frost

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!, 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