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deliverance

noun

de·​liv·​er·​ance di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s How to pronounce deliverance (audio)
dē-
1
: the act of delivering someone or something : the state of being delivered
especially : liberation, rescue
2
: something delivered
especially : an opinion or decision (such as the verdict of a jury) expressed publicly

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She prayed for deliverance as the famine got worse. looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant
Recent Examples on the Web That said, my own taste runs toward movies that don’t treat anti-Black violence as a vehicle for a white woman’s emotional and psychological deliverance — a narrative turn that’s frankly a gross insult to both characters. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Miraculously, the biopharmaceutical industry provided deliverance with Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, J&J and AstraZeneca (in Europe), thereby saving millions of lives. John Lamattina, Forbes, 20 June 2022 But what about the kind of deliverance that best serves the story while also reflecting our reality? New York Times, 22 June 2022 The novel’s only deliverance is that Arun has escaped it. Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic, 5 May 2022 For those who are fasting, iftar is a daily deliverance after the long hours of hunger and thirst. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 In some currents of Buddhism, humans alone have the potential for deliverance from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. John Gray, The New York Review of Books, 22 Mar. 2018 The tracks performed touch on such themes as faith, love, loss, and a longing for peace or deliverance, for change and renewal. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2022 Even sudden deliverance from Covid-19 and an economic spurt might not alter perceptions of a country in crisis, especially given the lack of a common national reality. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of deliverance was in the 14th century

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