dedication
51Dedication Strategy — A method by which the anticipated returns on an investment portfolio are matched with estimated future liabilities. A dedication strategy is frequently used in pension funds and insurance company portfolio to ensure that future liabilities can be …
52Dedication, Feast of the — (John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the purging of the temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 167), and the rebuilding of the altar after the Syrian invaders had been… …
53dedication by deed — A common form of dedication, being a dedication made by a deed setting forth the exact purpose for which the land is conveyed, either with or without the use of the word dedicate, and the recording of the instrument, together with a plat of the… …
54dedication to public — Any dedication of property. The essence of dedication is that it shall be for the use of the public at large. 23 Am J2d Ded § 3 …
55Dedication (Baptist ceremony) — A dedication ceremony takes place in some Christian churches which practice adult baptism (most commonly Baptist churches). The child is presented to the congregation, and vows are made to raise him or her in the Christian tradition, in the same… …
56Dedication Stone — The Dedication Stone is a carved Aztec artifact of polished greenstone. It is believed to commemorate the completion of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan in 1487, and may have been set into one of the Templo Mayor s walls. It bears depictions of… …
57Dedication, Feast of — The annual commemoration of the consecration of a Church building is so called. From ancient authors we learn that when Christianity became prosperous and flourishing, churches were everywhere erected and were solemnly consecrated, the… …
58dedication — noun a) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. b) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection. Syn: diligence, devotion …
59Dedication — Посвящение; надпись …
60dedication — Synonyms and related words: abandon, acknowledgments, address, adherence, allegiance, altruism, ardency, ardor, assigned task, assignment, back, back matter, bastard title, beatification, beatitude, bibliography, blessedness, blessing, bounden… …
