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deliverance
de·liv·er·ance D0113600 (dĭ-lĭv′ər-əns, -lĭv′rəns)n.1. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered.2. Rescue from bondage or danger.3. A publicly expressed opinion or judgment, such as the verdict of a jury.deliverance (dɪˈlɪvərəns) n1. a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion2. rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation3. another word for delivery3, delivery4, delivery5de•liv•er•ance (dɪˈlɪv ər əns)
n. 1. an act or instance of delivering. 2. salvation. 3. liberation. 4. a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  deliverance - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"rescue, saving, deliveryrecovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)lifesaving - saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evilreclamation, reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a firesalvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destructionsalvation - saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them |
deliverancenoun (Literary) release, rescue, liberation, salvation, redemption, ransom, emancipation their sudden deliverance from wardeliverancenounExtrication from danger or confinement:delivery, rescue, salvage, salvation.TranslationsDeliverance
DeliveranceSee also Freedom.Aphesiusepithet of Zeus, meaning ‘releaser.’ [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 292–293]Bolivar, Simón(1783–1830) the great liberator of South America. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 325]Bon’, Brianfreed Ireland from the Danes. [Irish Myth.: Walsh Classical, 61–62]Brown, John(1800–1859) abolitionist; attempted to liberate slaves. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 64]Ehudfreed Israelites from Moabites by murdering king. [O.T.: Judges 3:15]Emancipation ProclamationLincoln’s declaration freeing the slaves (1863). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 161]Gideonwith 300 men, saved Israel from Midianites. [O.T.: Judges 6:14, 7:19–21]Jephthahrouted the Ammonites to save Israelites. [O.T.: Judges 11:32]Lincoln, Abraham(1809–1865) 16th U.S. president; the Great Emancipator. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 286–287]Messiahexpected leader sent by God to exalt Israel. [Judaism: Brewer Dictionary]Mosesled his people out of bondage. [O.T.: Exodus]Othnielfreed Israelites from bondage of Cushan-rishathaim. [O.T.: Judges 3:9]Parsifaldeliverer of Amfortas and the Grail knights. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Parsifal, Westerman, 250]Passoverfestival commemorating Exodus. [Judaism: Wigoder, 472; O.T.: Exodus 12]PurimJewish festival commemorating salvation from Haman’s destruction. [O.T.: Esther 9:20–28]Deliverance
DELIVERANCE, Practice. A term used by the clerk in court to every prisoner who is arraigned and pleads not guilty to whom he wishes a good deliverance. In modern practice this is seldom used. deliverance
Synonyms for deliverancenoun releaseSynonyms- release
- rescue
- liberation
- salvation
- redemption
- ransom
- emancipation
Synonyms for deliverancenoun extrication from danger or confinementSynonyms- delivery
- rescue
- salvage
- salvation
Synonyms for deliverancenoun recovery or preservation from loss or dangerSynonymsRelated Words- recovery
- retrieval
- lifesaving
- redemption
- salvation
- reclamation
- reformation
- salvage
- search and rescue mission
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