DELIVERANCE, noun 1. Release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint. He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke 4:18. 2. Rescue from danger or any evil. God sent me to save your lives by a great deliverance Genesis 45:7. 3. The act of bringing forth children. 4. The act of giving or transferring from one to another. 5. The act of speaking or pronouncing; utterance. [In the three last senses, delivery is now used.] 6. Acquittal of a prisoner, by the verdict of a jury. God send you a good deliverance
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