dedication

Noun

• the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
  • his long commitment to public service
    
  • they felt no loyalty to a losing team
    

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• a message that makes a pledge

• a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

• complete and wholehearted fidelity

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  commitment , allegiance , loyalty , inscription