liberation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. By surface analysis, liberate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.
1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50:The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
- (countable, euphemistic, ironic, uncountable) Synonym of conquest or theft.
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(countable, uncountable) The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| liberations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
liberationism · photoliberation · gay liberation · liberation day · women's liberation · pseudo-liberation · liberational · postliberation · male liberation · animal liberation · pseudoliberation · liberation theology · preliberation · black liberation · antiliberation · war of liberation · liberationist · nonliberation · queer liberation
Relateds
Synonyms
independence · emancipation · conquest or theft
Translations (91)
fa رهایی (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sh oslobođénje (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · az qurtuluş (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · cmn 解放 (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · es liberación (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hy ազատագրում (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pa ਰਿਹਾਈ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hy ազատում (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · bg освобожде́ние (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sa मुक्ति (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ga saoradh (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ml വിമോചനം (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mn чөлөөлөлт (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mi whakawāteatanga (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · az azadlaşma (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · th การปลดปล่อย (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ca alliberament (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hu felszabadítás (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · zdj mfunguo (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · or ମୁକ୍ତି (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · lo ການປົດປ່ອຍ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ja 解放 (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mk ослободување (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · bo བཅིངས་འགྲོལ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · fa تحریر (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · et vabastamine (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pa ਮੁਕਤੀ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pt libertação (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sq çlirim (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · tr liberasyon (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · tr kurtuluş (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mt liberazzjoni (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ko 해방 (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · nl bevrijding (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · te ముక్తి (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · cs osvobození (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ms pembebasan (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sk oslobodenie (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hu felszabadítás (achievement of equal rights and status) · hi आज़ादी (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · uk зві́льнення (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ar تَحْرِير (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mt liberazzjoni (achievement of equal rights and status) · pa ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · kk босату (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · bn আজাদী (achievement of equal rights and status) · ga fuascailt (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · bn মুক্তি (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ml മുക്തി (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · da frigørelse (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · da befrielse (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · lt išsivadavimas (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sh ослобође́ње (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sv befrielse (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · vi giải phóng (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sv frigörelse (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pl oswobodzenie (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · fi vapautus (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pl uwolnienie (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · it liberazione (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · be вызвале́нне (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · vi sự giải phóng (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · lv atbrīvošana (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hi रिहाई (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hi मुक्ति (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ka განთავისუფლება (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · it emancipazione (achievement of equal rights and status) · pl wyzwolenie (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · uk визво́лення (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ota نجات (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · gd saoradh (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · fr libération (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · yi באַפֿרײַונג (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · hi मोक्ष (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · nb befrielse (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · he שִׁחְרוּר (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · eo liberigo (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · tr özgürleştirme (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · nb frigjøring (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ro liberație (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · gu મુક્તિ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ru освобожде́ние (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · mn ангижрал (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · de Befreiung (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pa ਲਿਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · ca alliberació (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · bn আজাদী (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · sa मोक्ष (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · pt liberação (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · la līberātiō (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) · gd saoradh (achievement of equal rights and status)