deliverance

[ dih-liv-er-uh ns ]
/ dɪˈlɪv ər əns /
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noun

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

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

Words nearby deliverance

delium, delius, deliver, deliver the goods, deliverable, deliverance, delivered price, deliverly, delivery, delivery boy, delivery room
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Words related to deliverance

emancipation, salvation, saving, rescue, delivery, acquittal, release, redemption, extrication

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British Dictionary definitions for deliverance

deliverance
/ (dɪˈlɪvərəns) /

noun

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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