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liberation

[ 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.


liberation

/ ˌɪəˈɪʃə /

noun

  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

    animal liberation

    women's liberation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈپDzԾ, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms

  • e·tDz· noun
  • ԴDzl··tDz noun
  • Dzl··tDz adjective
  • l··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of liberation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin īپō-, stem of īپō; equivalent to liberate + -ion
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Example Sentences

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It was all part of a liberation effort pulled off in the nick of time.

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His position has led some observers to suggest that Francis was sympathetic towards Catholic liberation theology, which emerged in Latin America and calls for liberating the poor from political and economic oppression.

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He also had differences with fellow Jesuits who believed Bergoglio lacked interest in liberation theology - that synthesis of Christian thought and Marxist sociology which sought to overthrow injustice.

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Immortality offers a liberation that the Jim Crow-era South doesn’t, both for the Black characters and even the white ones, whose bigoted special status winds up narrowing their options.

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The following day, the group said it had completed a "successful liberation" of the camp from Sudan's army.

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