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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

abandoned, afire, altruistic, ardent, beatified, blessed, bound, bound and determined, burning, canonized, committed, consecrated, constant, decided, decisive, definite, determined, devoted, devout, disinterested, earnest, faithful, fast, fervent, fervid, fiery, flaming, hallowed, hearty, heated, hot, hot-blooded, humble, impassioned, in earnest, intense, intent, intent on, loyal, modest, obstinate, on fire, passionate, perfervid, persevering, persistent, purposeful, red-hot, relentless, resolute, resolved, sacrificing, sainted, saintly, sanctified, self-abasing, self-abnegating, self-abnegatory, self-denying, self-devoted, self-effacing, self-forgetful, self-immolating, self-neglectful, self-neglecting, self-renouncing, self-sacrificing, self-unconscious, selfless, serious, set apart, sincere, single-minded, spirited, staunch, steadfast, tenacious, tested, tried, tried and true, true, unacquisitive, unpossessive, unpretentious, unselfish, unsparing of self, vehement, warm, white-hot, wholehearted, zealous

Dictionary Results for dedicated:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dedicated
    adj 1: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated
           dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the
           proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
           [ant: undedicated]
    2: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a
       life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a
       chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn:
       consecrated, consecrate, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dedicated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Dedicating.]
   1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for
      sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to
      dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a
      religious use.
      [1913 Webster]

            Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
            also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.
                                                  viii. 10, 11.
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            We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as
            a final resting place for those who here gave their
            lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a
            larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not
            consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A.
                                                  Lincoln.
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   2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
      or service.
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            The profession of a soldier, to which he had
            dedicated himself.                    --Clarendon.
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   3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
      [1913 Webster]

            He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
            the Lord Burghley.                    --Peacham.

   Syn: See Addict.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dedicated \dedicated\ adj.
   1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated
      musician.

   Syn: devoted.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.

   Syn: devoted.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life
      dedicated to science. [Narrower terms: consecrated (vs.
      desecrated), consecrate]

   Syn: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).
        [WordNet 1.5]

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