English → Latin
“dedication” in Latin
dēdicātiōdedication, consecrationcōnsecrātiōdedication, consecrationĭnaugŭrātĭoa beginningdicātiōa formal declaration of intention to become a citizen; a giving of praise; reverence
The English word dedication itself goes back to Latin dicō, through dedicatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dedication
dedicatio (dedication of a thing): consecratio (dedication of a person; e.g., of a priest; Vid: INSCRIPPT., Grut. 303, 2. On the distinction between dedicatio and consecratio, Vid: CONSECRATE): cf., inauguratio is without classical authority: dicatio (Cic., ; not in this sense).
Dedication of a book, *dedicatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dedication?
- The usual Latin words for “dedication” are dēdicātiō, cōnsecrātiō, ĭnaugŭrātĭo; also dicātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.