dedication vs ceremony

ceremony vs dedication

dedication and ceremony both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dedication	Yes	No	No	No
ceremony	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ceremony is a hypernym of dedication; that is, ceremony is a word with a broader meaning than dedication:

dedication: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
ceremony: a formal event performed on a special occasion

Other hypernyms of dedication include ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance.

dedication (noun)	ceremony (noun)
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action	the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
complete and wholehearted fidelity	any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something	a formal event performed on a special occasion
a message that makes a pledge
a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

Difference between dedication and ceremony

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