Deliverance

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈlɪvɹəns/

Origin

From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), from delivrer + -ance

Alternative forms

• delivraunce
• deliveraunce

Full definition of deliverance

Noun

1. Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered.
2. Extrication from danger, imprisonment, rescue etc.
• 2012-01, Philip E. Mirowski, Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits, 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.