Definition of deliverance Deliverance

/dɪlɪˈvɚʌns/ - [diliveruns] - de•liv•er•ance

We found 11 definitions of deliverance from 5 different sources.

What does deliverance mean?

Noun
deliverance - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
		rescue, delivery, saving
		recovery, retrieval the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
		lifesaving saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"
		redemption, salvation the act of purchasing back something previously sold
		reclamation, reformation the recovery of useful substances from waste products
		salvage the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
		salvage the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
		salvation saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"

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deliverance (Noun)
Act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered.
deliverance (Noun)
Extrication from danger, imprisonment, rescue etc.

deliverance (n.)
The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.
deliverance (n.)
Act of bringing forth children.
deliverance (n.)
Act of speaking; utterance.
deliverance (n.)
The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint.
deliverance (n.)
Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly.
deliverance (n.)
Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness.

"Deliverance" is a 1972 drama movie made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by John Boorman and starred Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, and Jon Voight. It was based on a book written in 1970 by James Dickey, who also wrote the screenplay and had a small part in the movie.