deliverance

Deliverance is defined as the act or state of being rescued or set free.

(noun)

When you find religion and are rescued from your previous evil ways and set free on a path to pursue faith, this is an example of deliverance.

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See deliverance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a setting free; rescue or release
  2. the fact or state of being freed
  3. an opinion, judgment, etc. formally or publicly expressed

Origin: ME deliveraunce: see deliver & -ance

See deliverance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of delivering or the condition of being delivered.
  2. Rescue from bondage or danger.
  3. A publicly expressed opinion or judgment, such as the verdict of a jury.

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