self-deliverance

[ self-di-liv-er-uh ns ]
/ ˈsɛlf dɪˈlɪv ər əns /

noun

Origin of self-deliverance

First recorded in 1990–95

Example sentences from the Web for self-deliverance

  • Then a mad hope invaded her; and, slowly, patiently, she began the work of self-deliverance.

  • He thanked God in his heart for his self-deliverance; though he shuddered at the manner in which it was wrought.

    The Young Adventurer |Horatio Alger
  • I was not going to lie there meekly without making at least an effort at self-deliverance.

    Dead Men Tell No Tales |E. W. Hornung