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deliverance
noun[ U ]
religion formal or specializeduk /dɪˈlɪv.ər.əns/ us /dɪˈlɪv.ər.əns/
the state of being saved from a painful or bad experience: 解救，拯救
deliverance fromWe pray for deliverance from our sins.我们为从罪中得救而祈祷。
The families hoped for the safe deliverance of their husbands, fathers, and brothers.这些家庭盼望丈夫、父亲和兄弟得救。
Related word
deliver
People in the country gained a complete deliverance from the power of an aristocracy which had always before oppressed them.
Her deliverance came after a three-year legal battle by her parents to allow her to die with dignity.
Penelope was promised deliverance from her suffering.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Religious concepts: forgiveness in religion
absolution
absolve
cleanse
cleanse someone/something of something
confess
confession
grace
redeem
redemption
redemptive
remission
salvation
salvific
shrive
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