deliverance
noun
de·liv·er·ance
| \ di-ˈli-v(ə-)rən(t)s
, dē-\
, dē-\
Definition of deliverance
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
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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
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But how did white Northerners understand deliverance? — Gregory Downs, Washington Post, "Why did the North fight the Civil War?," 14 June 2019 Sterling saw his believers huddled at its base, praying for his deliverance from solitary confinement and for him to be granted parole after more than three decades behind bars. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "Photo Requests from Solitary Confinement," 8 July 2019 But then there’s the satiny tenderness in her voice, the sense of real joy, the subtle hint of deliverance. — New York Times, "The Week in Arts: Lalah Hathaway, Clay Play and ‘Douglas’," 20 July 2019 The last 12 months included wrenching cutbacks, countless public apologies, last-ditch rescues and a dramatic deathbed decision that could prove the organization’s deliverance. — oregonlive.com, "After a year of close calls, last-minute bailouts, Special Olympics of Oregon survives financial crisis," 7 July 2019 While Facebook portrays its crypto as digital deliverance for the world’s unbanked, the company has offered few answers to some of the most pressing concerns. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Russia is strangely calm about Facebook’s cryptocurrency," 4 July 2019 Our deliverance lies in synbio’s own Promethean labs. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "In the not-so-distant future, “synbio” could lead to global catastrophe—maybe," 18 June 2019 For some both in and out of government, the Trump presidency is a deliverance—or at least offers tantalizing promises of an audacious new conservative era in domestic and foreign policy. — The New York Review of Books, "Jacob Heilbrunn," 21 Dec. 2017 Their deliverance came in the form of nine teenagers. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Toting power saws and peanut butter sandwiches, teens rehab run-down homes," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deliverance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deliverance
deliverance
noun
English Language Learners Definition of deliverance
formal
: the state of being saved from something dangerous or unpleasant
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deliverance
noun
de·liv·er·ance
| \ di-ˈli-və-rəns
, -ˈli-vrəns\
, -ˈli-vrəns\
Kids Definition of deliverance
: a setting free
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