liberatory

American  

[lib-ruh-tawr-ee, lib-er-uh-tawr-ee] / ˈlɪb rəˌtɔr i, ˈlɪb ər əˌtɔr i /

adjective

1. having a liberating effect; liberating.

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Example Sentences

Seniors are favorite characters of Ms. Williams, avatars of a spirit of liberatory indifference.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this country, the liberatory heart of Christianity, among other religious traditions, has always been a source of strength for popular social movements.

From Salon

Depressingly, Lorenz seems to believe that recording videos that hawk clothes made in an Indonesian sweatshop fulfills some kind of liberatory ideal.

From Los Angeles Times

This is what the real danger of both utopian and dystopian visions is: They can have a toxic effect upon our imaginations, by distracting us away from both present-day oppression and liberatory future possibilities.

From Salon

Banham’s revolutionary study has aged both well and badly; his sense of the liberatory aspect of the freeways, for instance, now seems both sentimental and benighted.

From Los Angeles Times