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deliverance

de·liv·er·ance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-liv-er-uh ns]
    • /dɪˈlɪv ər əns/
    • /dɪˈlɪvərəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-liv-er-uh ns]
    • /dɪˈlɪv ər əns/

Definitions of deliverance word

  • uncountable noun deliverance Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil. 3
  • noun deliverance a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion 3
  • noun deliverance rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation 3
  • noun deliverance a setting free; rescue or release 3
  • noun deliverance the fact or state of being freed 3
  • noun deliverance an opinion, judgment, etc. formally or publicly expressed 3

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Origin of deliverance

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English deliveraunce < Old French delivrance, equivalent to delivr(er) to deliver + -ance -ance

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Parts of speech for Deliverance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deliverance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for deliverance

noun deliverance

  • salvation — the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
  • saving — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
  • rescue — to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
  • delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
  • acquittal — Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.

Antonyms for deliverance

noun deliverance

  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.

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