deliverance

[dih-liv-er-uh ns]

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noun

an act or instance of delivering.

salvation.

liberation.

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

Origin of deliverance

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

Related formsnon·de·liv·er·ance, noun

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Related Words for deliverance

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

Examples from the Web for deliverance

Contemporary Examples of deliverance

But the deliverance and liberation that has been longed for by Jews and Christians has proven to be an elusive thing.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope
Gene Robinson
December 7, 2014
The Queen of Sweden led 6,000 peasants to prayer at a cathedral for deliverance.
The Volcano That Rewrote History
William O’Connor
May 5, 2014
The informal church, operating out of trailer homes and storefronts, refers to the process of casting out demons as “deliverance.”
Possessed by PTSD, A Veteran Uses Exorcisms to Cast Out His Demons
Brian Van Reet
February 2, 2014
His books include Securing the City, Summer of Deliverance, Expats, and With the Contras.
The Hero Summit 2013 Speakers
September 10, 2013
Priests in Paris and self-proclaimed prophets in New England urged followers to appeal to God for deliverance from the weather.
The Year Without Summer and Climate Change Today
Mark Hertsgaard
March 2, 2013

Historical Examples of deliverance

I earnestly thanked God for my deliverance on this occasion.
Biography of a Slave
Charles Thompson
Nothing seemed left them—not even the desire of deliverance.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
Still, the fruits of that deed were the deliverance of Scotland.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Even then we needed to pray for deliverance from those passions which have since pursued us.
Meadow Grass
Alice Brown
If deliverance from Berlin was ever to come, it had come now.
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings

British Dictionary definitions for deliverance

deliverance

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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Word Origin and History for deliverance

c.1300, "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses, from Old French deliverance (12c.), from délivrer (see deliver). Formerly also with senses now restricted to delivery.