Dedication and Purpose

Dedication

Dedication noun - Adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty.

Purpose and dedication are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Dedication".

Nearby Words: dedicated, dedicate, dedicatory, dedicating

Purpose

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Dedication and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dedication" instead the word "Purpose" as a noun or a determination.

How words are described

similar similar dedication similar purpose
common common dedication common purpose
original original dedication original purpose
noble noble dedication noble purpose
Other adjectives: single, obvious, actual, little, ultimate, religious, pragmatic, single-minded.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / A Confederacy of Dunces Purely Aesthetic Glasses: Myrna wore glasses "to prove her dedication and intensity to purpose".
  • No Respect Guy He comes away with a new respect for his friendly rival; after all, Edgeworth knows that after this case he can go back to his cushy, everyone-loves-me job of being a prosecutor, but Phoenix puts up with this bullshit every day, on purpose, because of his dedication to truth and justice.
  • Literature / Chronicles of Prydain Dedication: The High King, the last book of the series, is dedicated "To the boys who have always been Taran and the girls who will always be Eilonwy." Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Taran Wanderer Distressed Damsel: Eilonwy occasionally, especially in The Castle of Llyr.
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