Gettysburg Address

Chris G.
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  1. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    Four score 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 can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground.
  3. hallow
    render holy by means of religious rites
    But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground.
  4. 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.
  5. consecrated
    made, 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.
Created on Mon Oct 01 15:43:49 EDT 2012

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