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liberation
[
lib-
uh
-
rey
-sh
uh
n
]
Example Sentences
Origin
lib·er·a·tion
/
ˌlɪb
əˈreɪ
ʃən
/
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[
lib-
uh
-
rey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
the act of
liberating
or the state of being
liberated
.
2.
the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
līberātiōn-
(stem of
līberātiō
), equivalent to
līberāt
(
us
) (
see
liberate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
lib·er·a·tion·ist,
noun
non·lib·er·a·tion,
noun
post·lib·er·a·tion,
adjective
pre·lib·er·a·tion,
noun
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He wanted to look at how the televangelists use and don't use
liberation
theology, based on their understanding of what it means.
He previously said that he too would step down once the
liberation
was declared.
Liberation
from daily life can turn on-the-road slumber into a profound experience.
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He wanted to look at how the televangelists use and don't use
liberation
theology, based on their understanding of what it means.
He previously said that he too would step down once the
liberation
was declared.
Liberation
from daily life can turn on-the-road slumber into a profound experience.
Infertility treatments led to reproductive
liberation
.
After six months renting, house-hunting and finally moving into a new home, emptying the final box was a
liberation
.
Liberation
from indentured servitude is an entirely worthy objective.
Although the
liberation
war is long over, money is still tight.
Finally came the invasion, a fight from the beaches-and then
liberation
.
It's a remembrance of slavery and a celebration of
liberation
.
The ruling party has a small reform-minded wing and a much larger body that harks back to old-style
liberation
movements.
There is an amazing
liberation
in combat that can only come when you face the real chance of injury.
The result is a major breakthrough: the
liberation
of sports architecture from sports architects.
And the catalysts generally relied on for the difficult
liberation
are rare precious metals of the platinum group.
The awareness of your mental and emotional stage is the key for
liberation
from the extreme ups and downs.
The vision of personal
liberation
via interactive technology proclaims that more choice is always a good thing.
Focus on the sense of
liberation
and relief these students will be feeling, and try to steer them away from focussing the despair.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
liberation
(ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən)
—
n
1.
a liberating or being liberated
2.
the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against:
women's liberation
;
animal liberation
liber'ationist
—
n
, —
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
liberation
mid-15c.; see
liberate
. liberation theology (1969) translates Sp. teologia de la liberación, coined 1968 by Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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