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
the time is ripe (for something)
exactly the right time has come for something
The time is ripe to start teaching our child how to brush his teeth.