dedicated
adjective
wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal.
self-dedicated
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a word derived from
dedicated.
Example Sentences
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Hence the conceit, which was that of a soul secretly self-dedicated.
From The Lion's Share by Bennett, Arnold
Ample time was before me for the pilgrimage to which I was self-dedicated already—my pilgrimage to the shadow of Saint Paul's.
From The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie
Lonely and restless, starving for affection and all too eager to snatch at shadow and proclaim it substance, self-dedicated victim of a ready-made infatuation....
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
He had become a peripatetic automaton self-dedicated to nocturnal perambulation.
From Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Train, Arthur Cheney
Then with a profound sigh he tore up his half-finished sonnet, "To Eve in Paradise," and began another self-dedicated, "To Adam in Hades."
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
