† dedicateadj.

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s dedicat.

Etymology: < Latin dēdicātus consecrated, formally devoted, past participle of dēdicāre (see dedicate v.). Used both as past participle and adjective, but now only as an archaic synonym of dedicated.

Obsolete or archaic.

Dedicated. Frequently as past participle.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [adjective]

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sanct1890

sanctifiable1894

sacramented1914

hierophanic1927

kramat1947

sacralized1979

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋890 In chirche, or in chirche-hawe, in chirche dedicate, or noon.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ii. f. v^v An olde Temple dedycat in the honoure of Diua or Diana.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xliv. 29 Euery dedicate thinge in Israel shall be theirs.

1565 J. Calfhill Aunswere Treat. Crosse Epist. to Martiall sig. Aiv You haue dedicate your boke to the Queenes highnesse.

1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 12 Every true Christian..is a person dedicate to joy and peace.

1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant iii. 275 The dedicate things which should have been to the honouring of God.

1798 S. T. Coleridge Nightingale in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 67 Like a Lady vow'd and dedicate To something more than nature in the grove.

1814 R. Southey Roderick x I vow'd, A virgin dedicate, to pass my life Immured.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

dedicatev.

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin dēdicāt-, participial stem of dēdicāre to declare, proclaim, devote (to a deity) in a set form of words, to consecrate, < de- prefix + dicāre to say, proclaim, make over formally by words, a weak verb from stem dic- of dīcĕre to say, tell; compare the adjective formative -dicus -saying, -telling; also abdicate . For the past participle, dedicate (see dedicate adj.) has been used, and in 16th cent. the same form was used for the past tense, as if short for dedicated.

a. transitive. To devote (to the Deity or to a sacred person or purpose) with solemn rites; to surrender, set apart, and consecrate to sacred uses.The leading sense, which more or less colours the others.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > perform consecration [verb (transitive)]

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sacrify1827

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1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 509/1 I dedycate a churche.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii*^v Whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by our office & ministerie.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde ii. vi. f. 73 To whom he buylded and dedicate a chapell and an altare.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxix. 247* Any Edifice dedicated by Christians to the worship of Christ.

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 223 Many are the enemies of those persons who dedicate themselves unto his service.

1828 K. H. Digby Broad Stone of Honour: Tancredus xix. 341 The 29th of September has been dedicated to St. Michael and all angels ever since the fifth century.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Jan. 10/2 The precedent set by the Bishop of St. Albans in dedicating a cemetery, in lieu of consecrating it in a strictly legal way.

b. figurative.

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1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 99 Well Vncle what folly I commit I dedicate to you.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. 0. 37 Nor doth he dedicate one iot of Colour Vnto the wearie and all-watched Night.

1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis 578/1 A Pectoral Decoction..is Dedicated to the Lungs.

2. transferred. To give up earnestly, seriously, or wholly, to a particular person or specific purpose; to assign or appropriate; to devote.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > dedicate or devote to

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devotea1616

devove1619

devow1626

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > adhere constantly or steadfastly to [verb (transitive)] > dedicate or devote to something

vow1526

dedicate1553

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 3 We must dedicate our myndes wholly to folowe the moste wise and learned menne.

1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. C2^v To her my thoughts I daily dedicate.

1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler Ep. Ded. 3 When you..devest your self of your more serious business, and..dedicate a day or two to this Recreation.

1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 461 It bid her..dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlix. 188 The remainder of the summer shall be dedicated to your amusement.

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 387 The dukes of Savoy..were..completely dedicated to the French interests.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 236 It assumed the title of the Via Triumphalis, from the processions to which it was dedicated.

a. To inscribe or address (a book, engraving, piece of music, etc.) to a patron or friend, as a compliment, mark of honour, regard, or affection.

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society > communication > book > matter of book > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate writing to

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inscribea1650

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth Pref. sig. A.ii^v And where I haue dedycated this boke to your grace [etc.].

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. E1^v The ancient custome was, to dedicate them only to priuate and equall friendes, or to intitle the Bookes with their Names.

1737 H. Fielding Hist. Reg. 1736 Ded. f. 3 Asking Leave to dedicate, therefore, is asking whether you will pay for your Dedication, and in that Sense I believe it understood by both Authors and Patrons.

1832 W. L. Garrison Thoughts Afr. Col. p. iii I dedicate this work to my countrymen.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair p. v To B. W. Procter this story is affectionately dedicated.

†b. To address (a letter or other communication) to. Obsolete. rare.

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society > communication > correspondence > sending items > send items [verb (transitive)] > address letter

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1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 236 That some things of that Nature had been proposed and Dedicated to y^e proprietor, by himself..to which he believed he should receive his Answer by y^e ffirst Shipping hether.

1776 Black Lett. to Adam Smith 26 Aug. I heard that he had dedicated a letter to you, desiring you not to come.

a. Law. To devote or throw open to the use of the public (a highway or other open space).

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1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 153/2 It is necessary that the party dedicating should have a sufficient interest in the land to warrant such dedication.

b. To open formally to the public; to inaugurate, make public.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] > inaugurate > name or dedicate

christen1528

dedicate1892

1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 5/4 President Harrison cannot visit Chicago to dedicate the World's Fair.

c. Forestry. (See quots.)

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1943 Post-War Forest Policy 50 in Parl. Papers 1942–3 (Cmd. 6447) IV. 419 Woodland which is required for timber production should be dedicated to that specific purpose, and..woodland owners who so dedicate their land and also provide adequate assurances for subsequent good management should receive State assistance.

1953 H. L. Edlin Forester's Handbk. xxi. 348 In order to obtain financial assistance from the Forestry Commission, for any substantial area of privately owned woodland, it is necessary to Dedicate it. This implies that the owner undertakes to manage it on an approved plan, more or less in perpetuity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	dedicate
释义	† dedicateadj. Forms: Also Middle English–1500s dedicat. Etymology: < Latin dēdicātus consecrated, formally devoted, past participle of dēdicāre (see dedicate v.). Used both as past participle and adjective, but now only as an archaic synonym of dedicated. Obsolete or archaic. Dedicated. Frequently as past participle. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > [adjective] hallowedc900 holyc1000 blessedc1200 blissfula1225 seelya1225 yblessed1297 sacred13.. saint1377 devoutc1380 divinec1380 consecratec1386 dedicatec1386 benedighta1400 happyc1405 sillya1450 sacrate?a1475 sanctificatec1485 sacrificed?1504 sacrea1535 religious1549 vowed1585 anointed1595 devote1597 devoted1597 consecrated1599 sacrosanct1601 sanctimonious1604 sanctified1607 dedicated1609 divined1624 sacrosanctious1629 reverend1631 celebrate1632 divinified1633 sacrosanctified1693 sanctimonial1721 sacramental1851 divinized1852 sacral1882 sanct1890 sanctifiable1894 sacramented1914 hierophanic1927 kramat1947 sacralized1979 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋890 In chirche, or in chirche-hawe, in chirche dedicate, or noon. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ii. f. v^v An olde Temple dedycat in the honoure of Diua or Diana. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xliv. 29 Euery dedicate thinge in Israel shall be theirs. 1565 J. Calfhill Aunswere Treat. Crosse Epist. to Martiall sig. Aiv You haue dedicate your boke to the Queenes highnesse. 1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 12 Every true Christian..is a person dedicate to joy and peace. 1646 P. Bulkley Gospel-covenant iii. 275 The dedicate things which should have been to the honouring of God. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Nightingale in W. Wordsworth & S. T. Coleridge Lyrical Ballads 67 Like a Lady vow'd and dedicate To something more than nature in the grove. 1814 R. Southey Roderick x I vow'd, A virgin dedicate, to pass my life Immured. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). dedicatev. /ˈdɛdɪkeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin dēdicāt-, participial stem of dēdicāre to declare, proclaim, devote (to a deity) in a set form of words, to consecrate, < de- prefix + dicāre to say, proclaim, make over formally by words, a weak verb from stem dic- of dīcĕre to say, tell; compare the adjective formative -dicus -saying, -telling; also abdicate . For the past participle, dedicate (see dedicate adj.) has been used, and in 16th cent. the same form was used for the past tense, as if short for dedicated. 1. a. transitive. To devote (to the Deity or to a sacred person or purpose) with solemn rites; to surrender, set apart, and consecrate to sacred uses.The leading sense, which more or less colours the others. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > consecration > perform consecration [verb (transitive)] hallow971 blessc1000 teemc1275 bensyc1315 sacrec1380 dediec1430 consecratea1464 dedify1482 sanctify1483 consacrea1492 speak1502 vow1526 dedicate1530 sequester1533 celebrate1584 devote1586 vow1600 to set apart1604 devout1615 devove1619 devow1626 inauguratea1639 behallow1648 sanctificatea1677 sanctize1691 mancipate1715 sacrate1755 sacrify1827 sacrament1829 sacralize1933 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 509/1 I dedycate a churche. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Priuate Baptisme f. viii^v Whosoeuer is here dedicated to thee by our office & ministerie. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde* ii. vi. f. 73 To whom he buylded and dedicate a chapell and an altare. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxix. 247* Any Edifice dedicated by Christians to the worship of Christ. 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 223 Many are the enemies of those persons who dedicate themselves unto his service. 1828 K. H. Digby Broad Stone of Honour: Tancredus xix. 341 The 29th of September has been dedicated to St. Michael and all angels ever since the fifth century. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Jan. 10/2 The precedent set by the Bishop of St. Albans in dedicating a cemetery, in lieu of consecrating it in a strictly legal way. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 99 Well Vncle what folly I commit I dedicate to you. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. 0. 37 Nor doth he dedicate one iot of Colour Vnto the wearie and all-watched Night. View more context for this quotation 1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis 578/1 A Pectoral Decoction..is Dedicated to the Lungs. 2. transferred. To give up earnestly, seriously, or wholly, to a particular person or specific purpose; to assign or appropriate; to devote. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > dedicate or devote to give1390 vow1526 adhibit1548 dedicate1553 devotea1616 devove1619 devow1626 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > adhere constantly or steadfastly to [verb (transitive)] > dedicate or devote to something vow1526 dedicate1553 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 3 We must dedicate our myndes wholly to folowe the moste wise and learned menne. 1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. C2^v To her my thoughts I daily dedicate. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler Ep. Ded. 3 When you..devest your self of your more serious business, and..dedicate a day or two to this Recreation. View more context for this quotation 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity ii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 461 It bid her..dedicate her remnant life To the just duties of an humble wife. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlix. 188 The remainder of the summer shall be dedicated to your amusement. 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 387 The dukes of Savoy..were..completely dedicated to the French interests. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 236 It assumed the title of the Via Triumphalis, from the processions to which it was dedicated. 3. a. To inscribe or address (a book, engraving, piece of music, etc.) to a patron or friend, as a compliment, mark of honour, regard, or affection. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [verb (transitive)] > dedicate writing to directc1374 inscrive1382 entitlea1464 dedicate1542 ascribea1555 inscribea1650 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth Pref. sig. A.ii^v And where I haue dedycated this boke to your grace [etc.]. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. E1^v The ancient custome was, to dedicate them only to priuate and equall friendes, or to intitle the Bookes with their Names. View more context for this quotation 1737 H. Fielding Hist. Reg. 1736 Ded. f. 3 Asking Leave to dedicate, therefore, is asking whether you will pay for your Dedication, and in that Sense I believe it understood by both Authors and Patrons. 1832 W. L. Garrison Thoughts Afr. Col. p. iii I dedicate this work to my countrymen. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair p. v To B. W. Procter this story is affectionately dedicated. †b. To address (a letter or other communication) to. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > sending items > send items [verb (transitive)] > address letter redressa1393 superscribe1472 direct1598 dedicate1688 back1825 address1880 1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 236 That some things of that Nature had been proposed and Dedicated to y^e proprietor, by himself..to which he believed he should receive his Answer by y^e ffirst Shipping hether. 1776 Black Lett. to Adam Smith 26 Aug. I heard that he had dedicated a letter to you, desiring you not to come. 4. a. Law. To devote or throw open to the use of the public (a highway or other open space). ΚΠ 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 153/2 It is necessary that the party dedicating should have a sufficient interest in the land to warrant such dedication. b. To open formally to the public; to inaugurate, make public. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (transitive)] > inaugurate > name or dedicate christen1528 dedicate1892 1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 21 Oct. 5/4 President Harrison cannot visit Chicago to dedicate the World's Fair. c. Forestry. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1943 Post-War Forest Policy 50 in Parl. Papers 1942–3 (Cmd. 6447) IV. 419 Woodland which is required for timber production should be dedicated to that specific purpose, and..woodland owners who so dedicate their land and also provide adequate assurances for subsequent good management should receive State assistance. 1953 H. L. Edlin Forester's Handbk. xxi. 348 In order to obtain financial assistance from the Forestry Commission, for any substantial area of privately owned woodland, it is necessary to Dedicate it. This implies that the owner undertakes to manage it on an approved plan, more or less in perpetuity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1386v.1530
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