de·liv·er·ance

[dih-liv-er-uhns]
noun
1.
an act or instance of delivering.
4.
a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English deliveraunce < Old French delivrance, equivalent to delivr(er) to deliver + -ance -ance

non·de·liv·er·ance, noun
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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deliverance (dɪˈlɪvərəns) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a formal pronouncement or expression of opinion
2.  rescue from moral corruption or evil; salvation
3.  delivery delivery another word for delivery

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deliverance
late 13c., "action of setting free" in physical or spiritual senses, from O.Fr. delivrance (12c.), from délivrer (see deliver). Formerly also with senses now restricted to delivery.
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Example sentences
Sane-minded missionaries tell me of even more dramatic healings and deliverance from demons in third-world countries.
The hospital bed with its thick mattress was a deliverance.
However, the noun deliverance reflects only the second of these meanings.
And it doesn't help that deliverance has a way of eluding them.
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