deliverance
Americannoun
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an act or instance of delivering.
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a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.
noun
Other Word Forms
- nondeliverance noun
Etymology
Origin of deliverance
1250–1300; Middle English deliveraunce < Old French delivrance, equivalent to delivr ( er ) to deliver + -ance -ance
Example Sentences
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And it prays, as we do, that these days of tribulation will swiftly turn into days of deliverance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Many Venezuelans are hoping for a deliverance, but not, it seems, at the cost of selling off the country’s riches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
They are licensed by their bishop and they make up the deliverance team.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
Tuesday is the first full day of Passover, the weeklong Jewish commemoration of the deliverance of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Perhaps a few, the younger arid more foolish who still believed that the gods heard the prayers of desperate men, took it for deliverance.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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