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liberation

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn] Example Sentences Origin

lib·er·a·tion

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn]
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

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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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

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liberation
mid-15c.; see liberate. liberation theology (1969) translates Sp. teologia de la liberación, coined 1968 by Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez.
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