FOUR FREEDOMS


Meaning of FOUR FREEDOMS in English

ˌFour ˈFreedoms, the BrE AmE

the four things that US President Franklin Roosevelt said were worth fighting for in a speech he made in 1941, before the US entered World War II. They are Freedom of Speech and Expression, Freedom of ↑ Worship (=practising your religion) , Freedom from ↑ want (=not having enough food, money etc) , and Freedom from Fear.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.