Dictionary

deliverance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈlɪvɹəns/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
   • In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2012 January 14, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2012, page 87:
   • Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 2011, Biblica, Holy Bible: New International Version, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, Exodus 14:13:
   • 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. 1963, Sam Cooke, “Another Saturday Night”, in Ain't That Good News:
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of delivering or conveying something.
   • "We're right on schedule as far as the deliverance of those bins is concerned and everybody will have both of their bins ready to start both collections in early December," he said. 1994 November 2, The Canberra Times, page 2, column 6:
   • Huge non-recoupable advance, majors be vigilant / I excel in both content and deliverance 2002, Mike Skinner, “Let's Push Things Forward”, in Original Pirate Material, performed by The Streets:
   • They put the act upon the statute-book. But—by a strange deliverance of affairs—none of these objects were accomplished. 1892 June 14, Appleton Morgan, “Wanted: A Railway Court of Last Resort”, in Popular Science Monthly:
   • Voluntary contributions are no longer supplementary to the deliverance of basic education requirements in many primary schools - they are essential, according to a recent survey by the ACT Councils of Parents and Citizens Associations Inc. 1995 March 22, The Canberra Times, page 14, column 7:
3. (countable, uncountable) Delivery in childbirth.

Forms

Deriveds

nondeliverance · redeliverance

Synonyms

delivery

Translations (38)

ru избавле́ние (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · pt entrega (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · bn রেহাই (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · pt salvação (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · cy achubiaeth (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · cs vysvobození (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · ota نجات (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · nl verlossing (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · cs vykoupení (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · de Befreiung (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · el παράδοση (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · fr délivrance (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · hy ազատում (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · gl entrega (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · cy achubiaeth (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · es entrega (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · ru приво́з (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · bg избавяне (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · sv förlossning (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · nl bevrijding (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · pt livramento (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · ru доста́вка (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · it liberazione (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · ru спасе́ние (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · fi pelastus (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · sv leverans (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · gd saoradh (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · pt resgate (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · ga fuascailt (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · de Auslieferung (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · ga fuascailt (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · de Abgabe (Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered) · es salvación (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · el σωτηρία (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · hy փրկում (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · de Erlösung (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · es liberación (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.) · bg освобождение (Extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.)