liberation
the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.
Origin of liberation
1Other words from liberation
- lib·er·a·tion·ist, noun
- non·lib·er·a·tion, noun
- post·lib·er·a·tion, adjective
- pre·lib·er·a·tion, noun
Words Nearby liberation
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How to use liberation in a sentence
Ironically, as pope, his championing of the poor has given liberation Theology a new lease on life.
Clearly the liberation of Gross took place in the context of what might be called a “grand bargain.”
Obama Realizes What 10 Presidents Didn’t: Isolating Cuba Doesn’t Work | Christopher Dickey | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis deficiencies and self-doubts, amid his epochal mission of liberation, are precisely what make him interesting.
Finally, I hope we can share concrete actions with those who attend, and want to help in the global LGBTI liberation struggle.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile | Jay Michaelson | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome believe that the promised liberation is a spiritual one.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope | Gene Robinson | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I leave Italy with a less sanguine hope of her speedy liberation than I brought into it.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyViolent people had been pressing around John, and the cause of spiritual liberation had suffered.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayBut the very circumstances that facilitated the settling of the Spanish colonies were also likely to accelerate their liberation.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamTo remove a tyrant is an act of liberation, the giving of life and opportunity to an oppressed people.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman"For the liberation of the king," originally levied during the captivity of King Ferdinand.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for liberation
/ (ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən) /
a liberating or being liberated
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
Derived forms of liberation
- liberationist, noun, adjective
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