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

The album, for its part, told the story of an artist stretching toward deliverance. —Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024

And that deliverance comes courtesy of Rodman, who has scored the go-ahead goal in three of the Americans’ four games in France. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024

The wonderful, selfless, generous, industrious, benevolent American people are the nation’s deliverance. —Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024

In the throes of deliverance, the demon-tormented might bite staffers’ fingers and hands and need to be restrained. —Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 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