deliverance

[dih-liv-er-uhns]

noun

1. an act or instance of delivering.

2. salvation.

3. liberation.

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

deliverance

/ dɪˈlɪvərəns /

noun

1. a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion

2. rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation

3. another word for delivery delivery delivery

Other Word Forms

• nondeliverance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deliverance¹

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

Example Sentences

L.A.’s nonchalant highhandedness can gall today as it did 101 years ago when it precipitated what secessionists hailed as the “day of deliverance” from the “imperial county.”

From Los Angeles Times

We sing a prayer, against the odds, against the tide, for deliverance from the evil within.

From Salon

We seek deliverance from our national malaise from anywhere and everywhere, to little avail.

From Los Angeles Times

Some in cardinal and gold waited for deliverance, as if it was assured.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Bray said he first became interested in deliverance 27 years ago, when he was ordained.

From BBC

Related Words

• emancipation 
• salvation