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 ] The Dedication Stone is a carved Aztec plaque made of polished greenstone (archaeology), greenstone. The plaque was found in 1845 in the location of present-day Mexico City. This plaque was made in commemoration of the completion of the sixth stag ...

Date stone A datestone is typically an embedded stone with the date of engraving and other information carved into it. They are not considered a very reliable source for dating a house, as instances of old houses being destroyed and rebuilt (with the old da ...

, 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 An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event.

, 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 Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building. Feast of Dedication The Feast of Dedication, today Hanukkah, once also called "Feast of the Maccabees," is a Jewish festival observed for eight days fr ...

'', a 2005 play by Terrence McNally * " For John F. Kennedy His Inauguration" or "Dedication", a 1961 poem by Robert Frost

Music

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! ''Dedication!'' is the fourth album attributed to American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances originally recorded in 1961 for the Jazzline label but not released until 1970 on the Prestige Records, Prestige label. The Bell ...

'', by Duke Pearson, 1970 * '' Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy'' or the title song, 1991 * ''Dedications'' (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio album), 1976 ** ''

Dedications II The jazz album ''Dedications II'' was recorded by two configurations of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio in Los Angeles in April 1977. It was released by Discomate Records (and later by Alfa Records) in Japan and by Inner City Records (as simply ''Ded ...

'', Akiyoshi album released in the U.S. as ''Dedications'', 1977 * ''

The Dedication ''The Dedication'' is the fifth mixtape by Lil Wayne, hosted by DJ Drama, released March 2005. It is the first mixtape in the Dedication/Gangsta Grillz series and it was produced and hosted by DJ Drama. The mixtape was given its name because as ...

'', a mixtape by Lil Wayne, with DJ Drama, 2005 * ''Dedication'', an EP by

Kalin and Myles Kalin and Myles were an American pop duo from the San Francisco Bay Area. They released their first self-titled album on November 20, 2015 and split up the year after on March 30, 2016. Career Myles met Kalin at a house party in Dublin, Californ ...

, 2014 * ''

Ihda' ''Ihda (Dedication) ( ar, اهداء) is the debut album by DAM released in November 2006 by British record label Red Circle Music - RCM. It is DAM's debut album and the first Palestinian hip hop album. The album was licensed to EMI Arabia to d ...

'' (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" ''Eric Burdon Declares "War"'' is the first of two original albums by American band Eric Burdon and War, released on MGM Records in April 1970. It peaked at number 18 on record charts in the USA, number 50 in the UK, and number 7 in Australia. ...

'', 1970 * "Dedication", the closing theme music for the British TV programme ''

Record Breakers ''Record Breakers'' was a British children's TV show, themed around world records and produced by the BBC. It was broadcast on BBC1 from 15 December 1972 to 21 December 2001. It was originally presented by Roy Castle with Guinness World Record ...