n.
1.complete and wholehearted fidelity
2.a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
3.a message that makes a pledge
4.a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
5.the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
Idiom of the Day
in round numbers/figures
an estimated number, a figure that has been rounded off
I was able to learn, in round numbers, how much it would cost to paint our house.