liberation

Definition

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer."
• "People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death."
• "women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation..."

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