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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
dedicated \dedicated\ adjective
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, verb (used with an object) [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.
Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
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.
2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. --Clarendon.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. --Peacham.
Syn: See {Addict}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dedicated
adjective
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}] [ant: {desecrated}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "dedicated": 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
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