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

Granted, Liverpool were already struggling amid fan protests and rising debt, but with money tight, Hodgson’s first transfer window in 2010 couldn’t offer deliverance. —Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 24 July 2024

Gratitude is our deliverance from gloom or grievance. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024

Some 519 years later, Gareth Southgate returned through Erfurt, this time from Gelsenkirchen, after receiving his own divine deliverance. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 5 July 2024

The album, for its part, told the story of an artist stretching toward deliverance. —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 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