Deliverance Meaning
/dɪˈlɪvɹəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
nounThe act of delivering or conveying something.
Sentence Examples
Lucy lay senseless on the ground, insensible of the wonderful deliverance which she had experienced.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The hostages' ____ from captivity was a moment of great relief.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Lucy lay senseless on the ground, insensible of the wonderful ____ which she had experienced.
Word Origin & History
From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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 26, 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:
"They put the act upon the statute-book. But—by a strange deliverance of affairs—none of these objects were accomplished."
— 1892 June 26, Appleton Morgan, “Wanted: A Railway Court of Last Resort”, in Popular Science Monthly:
""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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The hostages' ____ from captivity was a moment of great relief.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Lucy lay senseless on the ground, insensible of the wonderful ____ which she had experienced.