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délivrance

release, deliverance

noun deh-lee-VRAHNSS Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: From délivrer (to deliver, to free), from Latin deliberare.

Also means

relief, liberation

Usage Note

Délivrance expresses a strong sense of relief or freedom after a period of suffering, constraint, or danger: quelle délivrance! ('what a relief!'). It is also used in formal or literary contexts for liberation from captivity, and in obstetrics it refers to the delivery of the placenta after childbirth. The verb délivrer means both 'to deliver' (a document) and 'to free' (a prisoner).

Examples

"Sa libération fut une vraie délivrance."

Natural Translation

His release was a true liberation.

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