dedication

noun

1 success in sport requires tremendous dedication:

commitment, wholeheartedness, single-mindedness, enthusiasm, zeal, application, diligence, industry, assiduity, resolve, resoluteness, purposefulness, conscientiousness, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, doggedness, drive, staying power, backbone, sedulousness;

hard work, effort, labor, striving.

▷antonyms apathy, laziness.

2 her superiors could not fault her dedication to the job:

devotion, devotedness, commitment, loyalty, faithfulness, adherence, allegiance, constancy, staunchness.

▷antonyms indifference.

3 the hardback edition contains a dedication to his wife:

inscription, address, message.

4 the dedication of the church:

blessing, consecration, sanctification, hallowing, benediction.

▷antonyms deconsecration.