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Definition of Deliverance
1. Noun. Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. "A surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
Generic synonyms: Recovery, Retrieval
Specialized synonyms: Lifesaving, Redemption, Salvation, Reclamation, Reformation, Salvage, Salvage, Salvation, Search And Rescue Mission
Derivative terms: Deliver, Deliver, Rescue
Definition of Deliverance
1. n. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.
Definition of Deliverance
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Medical Definition of Deliverance
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1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive. "He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives." (Luke iv. 18) "One death or one deliverance we will share." (Dryden)
2. Act of bringing forth children.
3. Act of speaking; utterance.
In this and in the preceding sense delivery is the word more commonly used.
4. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint. "I do desire deliverance from these officers." (Shak)
5. Anything delivered or communicated; especially, an opinion or decision expressed publicly.
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