noun

deliverance

dih-LIV-er-unss/dɪˈlɪvərəns/

Release from danger, suffering, or oppression.

The rescue boat offers deliverance as the rescuer pulls the man from dangerous floodwater.

A young rescuer pulls an older man from dangerous floodwater into a rescue boat, visibly carrying him from peril to safety.

Etymology

deLatinaway

+liverLatinto free

+anceOld Frenchaction or state

The “free” base makes deliverance an act of setting someone free, physically or spiritually. It preserves the rescue meaning of deliver, rather than the everyday sense of bringing goods to a recipient.

In context

David Middleton55:45

to preach deliverance to the captives. Deliverance is going to bring you out of captivity.

How To Come Out Of Spiritual Captivity - 4/21/21

More examples

The hostages finally find deliverance when the guards surrender.
The villagers longed for deliverance from the dictator's rule.
She sees the new treatment as deliverance from constant pain.

Forms

deliverance

deliver verb — To rescue or set someone free.

deliverer noun — Someone who rescues others from danger.

Similar words

rescue: Focuses on saving someone from immediate danger or harm.
liberation: Emphasizes gaining freedom from captivity or oppressive control.
relief: Stresses easing suffering rather than fully escaping its cause.