deliverance

Etymology

From Old French deliverance (French délivrance), equivalent to deliver + -ance.

noun

1. The act of setting free or extricating from danger, imprisonment, bondage, evil, etc.
   In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2012-01, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87
2. The act of delivering or conveying something.
   "We're right on schedule as far as the deliverance of those bins is concerned and everybody will have both of their bins ready to start both collections in early December," he said. 2 Nov 1994, The Canberra Times, page 2, column 6
   Voluntary contributions are no longer supplementary to the deliverance of basic education requirements in many primary schools - they are essential, according to a recent survey by the ACT Councils of Parents and Citizens Associations Inc. 22 Mar 1995, The Canberra Times, page 14, column 7
3. Delivery in childbirth.