deliverance
n.the act of being rescued or set free from a dangerous or painful situation.
n.the action of being rescued or set free from danger, suffering, or imprisonment. Often carries a religious or formal tone, implying a significant or final escape from hardship.
“The survivors prayed for deliverance from the storm.”
“After years of living under a strict regime, the citizens viewed the arrival of the peacekeepers as their final deliverance.”
“The protagonist's journey is less about physical escape and more about a spiritual deliverance from the guilt that has haunted him since his youth.”
Often used in the phrase 'deliverance from' followed by the source of suffering.
From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.