deliverance

noun

de·liv·er·ance | \ di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s

, dē-\

Definition of deliverance

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

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She prayed for deliverance as the famine got worse. looked to the European powers for deliverance from their country's cruel tyrant

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The last 12 months included wrenching cutbacks, countless public apologies, last-ditch rescues and a dramatic deathbed decision that could prove the organization’s deliverance. — oregonlive.com, "After a year of close calls, last-minute bailouts, Special Olympics of Oregon survives financial crisis," 7 July 2019 While Facebook portrays its crypto as digital deliverance for the world’s unbanked, the company has offered few answers to some of the most pressing concerns. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Russia is strangely calm about Facebook’s cryptocurrency," 4 July 2019 Our deliverance lies in synbio’s own Promethean labs. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "In the not-so-distant future, “synbio” could lead to global catastrophe—maybe," 18 June 2019 For some both in and out of government, the Trump presidency is a deliverance—or at least offers tantalizing promises of an audacious new conservative era in domestic and foreign policy. — The New York Review of Books, "Jacob Heilbrunn," 21 Dec. 2017 Their deliverance came in the form of nine teenagers. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Toting power saws and peanut butter sandwiches, teens rehab run-down homes," 29 June 2018 Many of the patriots, including Washington himself, attributed their deliverance to a kind of divine intervention. — John Williams, New York Times, "Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Fresh Look at Benedict Arnold’s Treason," 24 June 2018 Most were heavily edited, and almost all professed pious gratitude for the gift of deliverance. — Andrew Delbanco, WSJ, "Five Best: Andrew Delbanco on Books on Slavery and the Coming of the Civil War," 30 Nov. 2018 But Argentina’s deliverance could not be that simple, of course. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "Amid Argentina’s Drama, Lionel Messi’s Brilliance Emerges," 26 June 2018

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