deliverance

noun

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

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

• rescue
• salvation

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Wine • Four glasses of wine are poured to represent the four stages of the Exodus: freedom, deliverance, redemption and release. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025

His corpse is down the street from a brothel, and below a billboard advertisement for a priest who promises miracles and deliverance. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025

Fortunately, deliverance was closer than many realized. —Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025

That absurd epic, which originated in 1096, declared its aim to be the deliverance of the lands of the Holy Sepulcher from the Turks. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

deliverance

noun

de·​liv·​er·​ance di-ˈliv-(ə-)rən(t)s 

1

: an act of delivering or the state of being delivered

especially : salvation sense 3, rescue

deliverance from the hands of the enemy

2

: something delivered or communicated

especially : a publicly expressed opinion or decision