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deliverance
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deliverance
n.
liberation, emancipation; public announcement of a decision (verdict, etc.)
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Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American dramatic thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the film as the Sheriff. The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman.
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deliverance
Noun
1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
(synonym) rescue, delivery, saving
(hypernym) recovery, retrieval
(hyponym) lifesaving
(derivation) rescue, deliver
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Deliverance
(n.)
The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint.
The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint.
(n.)
The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.
The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.
(n.)
Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly.
Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or decision expressed publicly.
(n.)
Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness.
Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness.
(n.)
Act of speaking; utterance.
Act of speaking; utterance.
(n.)
Act of bringing forth children.
Act of bringing forth children.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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Palti
deliverance; flight
Paltiel
deliverance; or banishment, of God
Phalti Palti
deliverance, flight
Sinon
a breast-plate; deliverance
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About
