liberation

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

2. the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

liberation

/ ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. a liberating or being liberated

2. the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against

   women's liberation

   animal liberation

Other Word Forms

• liberationist noun
• nonliberation noun
• postliberation adjective
• preliberation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of liberation¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin līberātiōn-, stem of līberātiō; equivalent to liberate + -ion

Related Words

• abolition 
• deliverance 
• democracy 
• emancipation 
• salvation 
• sovereignty