rededication
Fresh pledge again
Rededication is the act of dedicating something again—renewing a commitment or restoring something to its original purpose.
A church might hold a rededication ceremony after renovations.
A person might speak of their rededication to fitness after falling off a routine.
The word implies that the original dedication had lapsed or needed reinforcement.
Pledging again to something
- pledgeBinding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- promiseCommitment to act
- resolveFirmness of purpose
devotion · loyalty · allegiance · faithfulness · steadfastness · determination · reaffirmation · covenant
Return after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- reawakeningRenewed consciousness or awareness
revitalization · renaissance · resurgence · transformation · reinvigoration · recommencement · turnaround · comeback
Making someone or something sacred
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
altar · prayer · temple · church · shrine · pilgrimage · rites · devotion
Formal beginning ceremony
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- ribbon-cuttingCeremonial opening event
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
observance · benediction · tribute · homage · procession · celebration · festivity · gala
recommitment
Pledging again to something
resolve · devotion · loyalty · allegiance · faithfulness · steadfastness · determination · reaffirmation · covenant · oath
revival
Return after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
reawakening · revitalization · renaissance · resurgence · transformation · reinvigoration · recommencement · turnaround · comeback · regeneration
sanctification
Making someone or something sacred
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
worship · altar · prayer · temple · church · shrine · pilgrimage · rites · devotion · offering
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- ribbon-cuttingCeremonial opening event
- unveilingAct of first revealing
convocation · observance · benediction · tribute · homage · procession · celebration · festivity · gala · recognition
- Girl ScoutsDaisy, Daisies, Junior, sash, sashes
- Hanukkahmenorah, dreidel, latkes, gelt, shamash
- revival practicesaltar call, camp meeting, tent revival, tent meeting, revival sermon
- tent revivaltent revival, camp meeting, altar call, altar calls, evangelist
- revivalsrevivalism, resurgence, reawakening, rejuvenation, revitalization
- Pentecostalismspeaking in tongues, glossolalia, tongues, Holy Spirit, holy spirit
rededicationabandonment
Act of leaving permanently
renunciation · forsaking · desertion · relinquishment · abdication
rededicationdesecration
Violating something sacred
deconsecration · profanation · defilement · secularization · abandonment