deliverance
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deliverance
- /dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.
noun deliverances · delivraunce · deliveraunce
- The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc. Now, another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine Instead of being my deliverance, she had a strange resemblance To a cat named Frankenstein.
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The act of delivering or conveying something.
They put the act upon the statute-book. But—by a strange deliverance of affairs—none of these objects were accomplished.
Similar: delivery
- Delivery in childbirth.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: delivery, rescue, saving, issuing, issuance, dispensing, issue, granting, grant, liberation, release, prophesy, issued, salvation, freedom, emancipation
Translations
Every language
noun Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.
| Español | salvación, liberación |
|---|---|
| Português | livramento, resgate, salvação |
| Deutsch | Erlösung, Befreiung |
| Italiano | liberazione |
| Ελληνικά | σωτηρία sotiría |
| Русский | спасе́ние spasénije, избавле́ние izbavlénije |
noun Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered
| Español | entrega |
|---|---|
| Português | entrega |
| Français | délivrance |
| Deutsch | Auslieferung, Abgabe |
| Ελληνικά | παράδοση parádosi |
| Русский | доста́вка dostávka, приво́з privóz |
Talk about this word "deliverance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deliverance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deliverance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deliverance "deliverance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deliverance.Cite this
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title = {deliverance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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