deliverance
[dih-liv-er-uh ns]
- an act or instance of delivering.
- salvation.
- liberation.
- a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.
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Origin of deliverance
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Contemporary Examples
But the deliverance and liberation that has been longed for by Jews and Christians has proven to be an elusive thing.
The Queen of Sweden led 6,000 peasants to prayer at a cathedral for deliverance.
The informal church, operating out of trailer homes and storefronts, refers to the process of casting out demons as “deliverance.”
His books include Securing the City, Summer of Deliverance, Expats, and With the Contras.
The Hero Summit 2013 SpeakersSeptember 10, 2013
Priests in Paris and self-proclaimed prophets in New England urged followers to appeal to God for deliverance from the weather.
Historical Examples
I earnestly thanked God for my deliverance on this occasion.
Biography of a SlaveCharles Thompson
Nothing seemed left them—not even the desire of deliverance.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Still, the fruits of that deed were the deliverance of Scotland.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
Even then we needed to pray for deliverance from those passions which have since pursued us.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
If deliverance from Berlin was ever to come, it had come now.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
deliverance
- a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion
- rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation
- another word for delivery (def. 3), delivery (def. 4), delivery (def. 5)
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