Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"

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delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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  1. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  2. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
  3. hallow
    render holy by means of religious rites
    But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
  4. fourscore
    being ten more than seventy
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  5. detract
    take away a part from; diminish
    The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
  6. nobly
    in a noble manner
    It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.
  7. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  8. devotion
    commitment to some purpose
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead
  9. perish
    pass from physical life
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall
  10. resolve
    find a solution or answer
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead
  11. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.
  12. civil war
    a war between factions in the same country
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.
  13. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  14. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.
  15. in vain
    without a successful result or effect
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall
  16. task
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead
  17. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
    We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
  18. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.
  19. liberty
    freedom of choice
    "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  20. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall
Created on Wed Dec 07 15:15:27 EST 2011 (updated Wed Dec 07 15:16:59 EST 2011)

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