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Grammar : Noun
Spell : lib-uh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən

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Définition of liberation

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French libération and directly from Latin liberationem (nominative liberatio) "a setting or becoming free," noun of action from past participle stem of liberare "set free" (see liberate). Liberation theology (1969) translates Spanish teologia de la liberación, coined 1968 by Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutiérrez.
  • noun freedom
Example sentences :
  • That cause, he said, was the liberation of Greece from the tyranny of Athens.
  • Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
  • It was the liberation of his inner life, the letting out of his soul into the wide world.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Then he had called for the liberation of Roma, but Roma had neither been liberated nor removed.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • "The liberation of mankind," he added, and his voice was reverent.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • She looked forward to the time of her going as a liberation from misery.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • In October, 1826, another attempt was made to effect the liberation of Asaad.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • The "Sally" was theirs by right of capture, and they saw no reason for her liberation.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • The element in common with these two exceptional creators is liberation.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • But, then, to come back to this point,—we were on this liberation business.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • He would then cease to oppose the liberation of all the other prisoners.
  • Extract from : « Margaret Tudor » by Annie T. Colcock

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