(n.) 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.
(n.) A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose; as, a dedication of lands to public use.
(n.) An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor.
Example Sentences:
(1) A dedicated goal makes a big difference in mobilising action and resources.
(2) His dedication and professionalism is world class and he deserves all the recognition he has received to date.
(3) Giving voice to that sentiment the mass-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea dedicated its front-page editorial to what it hoped would soon be the group's demise, describing Alexopoulos' desertion as a "positive development".
(4) This can only be achieved by a well prepared and equipped team dedicated to provision of this care.
(5) The fashion in Hollywood leading men now is for the sort of sculpted torso that requires months, if not years, of dedicated abdominal crunching.
(6) Arvind Kejriwal, leader of a new populist political party "dedicated to improving the lot of the common man", announced on Monday that he would form a government to run the sprawling, troubled and increasingly wealthy city of 15 million people.
(7) The authors document the first 19 months of a service dedicated to the care of hopelessly ill patients in a teaching hospital.
(8) Patronage at the airport in the early years would not justify a dedicated rail link.
(9) Fried, reports Variety, has now retired to Florida, but the director tracked her down and rewarded her with a dedication in the soon-to-be-published coffee table making-of book, as well as couple of cameos.
(10) Dedicate it to the off-the-cuff remark – the gaffe, even – which averts a war.
(11) This communication deals with Leidy's life, his philosophy, and his unique dedication to the study of nature.
(12) What we do know is that we cannot and will not see this decision as a vote of no confidence, and that we will find a way to continue through our own passion and dedication to making theatre that represents the dispossessed, tells stories of the injustices of our world and changes lives.
(13) The second phase (1960-1980) was dedicated to a deeper understanding of the relationship between the course of therapy and its results.
(14) The Brookhaven National Laboratory X-ray microprobe, facilities dedicated to X-ray fluorescence, and related analytical techniques are discussed.
(15) The Peppers like to be jerks (at Dingwalls Swan dedicated a song to “all you whiney Britishers who can suck my American cock”), but don’t let the surface attitude fool you.
(16) A whole website ( nicecupofteaandasitdown.com ) is now dedicated to choosing the best biscuit for the job.
(17) The fight against Britain's biggest killer diseases could be hit by NHS plans to cut the number of dedicated teams of experts widely lauded for their work to improve care, doctors and health charities have warned.
(18) She insists she has no regrets about dedicating herself to the man millions admired but few really got to know.
(19) In the late 1990s, after airlines were roundly criticized for ignoring desperate requests for information after crashes, Congress required carriers to dedicate significant attention to families of passengers.
(20) The bank told staff that sales of such products are driven by “trigger points” in customer lives and that it was no longer economical to have a dedicated network of advisers selling critical illness and income protection products.
Ihram
Definition:
(n.) The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.
Example Sentences:
(1) It’s too early to come to a conclusion,” said Silma Ihram, the head of the Australian Muslim Women’s Association.
(2) Silma Ihram of the Australian Muslim Women’s Association, who attended the prime minister’s Sydney meeting, said his comments on the boycotts were “divisive” and his use of the term “team Australia” was loaded.
(3) The other Muslim advocates who attended Friday’s meeting with Turnbull were president of the Australian Muslim Women’s Association, Silma Ihram; scholar sheikh Wasim Charkawi; Islamophobia researcher Randa Abdel-Fattah; lawyer Lydia Shelly and aide to the Grand Mufti, Samir Bin Qadi.
(4) You self-consciously and deliberately chose Australia ...That’s why you’ll never find me questioning the loyalty to Australia of our migrant communities.” On the eve of the community meeting, Ihram said Muslim leaders were keen to include all elements of the community in the debate.