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View usage for: (dɪlɪvərəns) uncountable nounDeliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil. [literary] The opening scene shows them celebrating their sudden deliverance from war. [+ from] She prayed to God for deliverance. Synonyms: release, rescue, liberation, salvation More Synonyms of deliverance deliverance in British English (dɪˈlɪvərəns) noun1. a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion 2. rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation 3. another word for delivery (sense 3), delivery (sense 4), delivery (sense 5) deliverance in American English (dɪˈlɪvərəns) noun1. a setting free; rescue or release 2. the fact or state of being freed 3. an opinion, judgment, etc. formally or publicly expressed Word origin ME deliveraunce: see deliver & -ance Examples of 'deliverance' in a sentencedeliverance He also spent a fair amount of time in deliverance ministry.Does mere longing for freedom necessarily bring deliverance?For some people deliverance is needed. their sudden deliverance from war Additional synonymsthe emancipation of slaves in the nineteenth century Synonyms liberation, freedom, freeing, release, liberty, discharge, liberating, setting free, letting loose, untying, deliverance, unchaining, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering Passover recalls the liberation from slavery in Egypt. Synonyms freeing, release, freedom, liberty, liberating, redemption, emancipation, deliverance, manumission, enfranchisement, unshackling, unfettering the eventual ransom of the victim Synonyms release, rescue, liberation, redemption, deliveranceNearby words ofdeliverance - delirious
- delirium
- deliver
- deliverance
- delivery
- delude
- deluge
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