deliverance

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv(ə)r(ə)ns/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the action of being rescued or set free: prayers for deliverance
  • 2a formal or authoritative utterance: the low drawl he employed for such deliverances

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French delivrance, from the verb delivrer (see deliver)