conceive
have the idea for
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
dedicate
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
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.
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.
hallow
render holy by means of religious rites
But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot
hallow this ground.
consecrated
made or declared or believed to be holy
The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have
consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
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.
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 shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."
vain
unproductive of success
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 not have died in
vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth."
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 not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not
perish from the earth."