deliverance
noun [ U ] religion formal or specialized uk/dɪˈlɪv.ər.əns/ us/dɪˈlɪv.ər.əns/
解救，拯救
the state of being saved from a painful or bad experience
We 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。
See: deliver
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- 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.