Word of the Day:
deliverance
What It Means
The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
The act of delivering or conveying something.
Delivery in childbirth.
Deliverance in Context
“Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.”
Did You Know?
From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.
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