deliverance

[ dih-liv-er-uhns ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of delivering.

  1. a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.

Origin of deliverance

1
1250–1300; Middle English deliveraunce<Old French delivrance, equivalent to delivr(er) to deliver + -ance-ance

Other words from deliverance

  • non·de·liv·er·ance, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deliverance

deliverance

/ (dɪˈlɪvərəns) /


noun
  1. a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion

  2. rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation

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