deliverance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
  2. The act of delivering or conveying something.
  3. Delivery in childbirth.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-deliverance.wav

Word forms

deliverance deliverances delivraunce deliveraunce

Etymology

From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.

Synonyms

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