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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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Examples of deliverance in a Sentence

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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Graves said in Dunkirk: From Disaster to Deliverance, Testimonies of the Last Survivors.

— lorraine boissoneault, Smithsonian, "The True Story of Dunkirk, As Told Through the Heroism of the “Medway Queen”," 19 July 2017
From defection to deliverance, James left controversially, came home, surprisingly, to the worst team in the NBA for each of the four years he was gone, and delivered against all odds the championship for which the city had waited 52 years.

— bill livingston, cleveland.com, "Why Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James will be the greatest sports icon in Cleveland history: Bill Livingston (photos)," 16 June 2017
Eventually one woman remains, cut off from her family, stranded by her dreams of deliverance.

— sarah jones, New Republic, "The Leftovers’ Hungry Ghosts," 6 June 2017
Trump’s envisioning a Pittsburgh in which unemployed steelworkers and coal miners wander the streets under smoggy skies, begging for deliverance from the vagaries of the international economy.

— philip bump, Washington Post, "Donald Trump valiantly rises to the defense of the Pittsburgh of 1975," 1 June 2017
Video games were his deliverance from depression, loneliness and social anxiety.

— john keilman, chicagotribune.com, "Are video games addictive like drugs, gambling? Some who've struggled say yes," 30 May 2017
On Saturday evening, Deliverance attended an emotional, at times volatile, vigil held at a MAX transit center in northeast Portland.

— hal bernton, The Seattle Times, "Mom of Taliesin Meche says Portland train victim known for brave spirit," 29 May 2017
In an interview in Portland, Deliverance described her son as a humanitarian who wanted to make the world a better place.

— hal bernton, The Seattle Times, "Mom of Taliesin Meche says Portland train victim known for brave spirit," 29 May 2017
Word of Deliverance services have aired on TV and radio and are available for viewing on the internet at pscp.tv/wodom.

— mark curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "Bishop Bobby Hilton, cut from cloth of civil rights preachers, on stage in Tensing retrial," 21 May 2017

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First Known Use of deliverance

14th century

deliverance Synonyms

Synonyms

salvation, rescue

Related Words

ransom, recovery, redemption; extrication; defense, guard, protection, safeguard, safeguarding, security; conservation, guardianship, preservation, safekeeping

Near Antonyms

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

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Definition of deliverance for English Language Learners

: the state of being saved from something dangerous or unpleasant

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noun de·liv·er·ance \ di-ˈli-və-rəns , -ˈli-vrəns \

Definition of deliverance for Students

:a setting free

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