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Definition of deliverance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deliverance

noun

/dɪˈlɪvərəns/

/dɪˈlɪvərəns/

[uncountable] (formal)

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deliverance (from something) the state of being rescued from danger, evil or pain
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delivrance, from the verb delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.

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