Difference between Deliverance and Delivery

What is the difference between Deliverance and Delivery?

Deliverance as a noun is the act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered while Delivery as a noun is the act of conveying something

Deliverance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the act of delivering, the state of being delivered, or something delivered extrication from danger, imprisonment, etc.

Example sentence: I prayed often for deliverance from the pain caused by my decision to abort my baby. I suffered the threat of cervical and breast cancer and experienced the pain of empty arms after the baby was gone. And truly, for me, and countless abortive mothers, nothing on earth can fully restore what has been lost; only Jesus can.

Delivery

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Related to delivery.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of conveying somethingThe item which has been conveyedThe act of giving birthA pitching motionA thrown pitchThe manner of speakingadministration of a drugA ball bowledThe process of throwing a stone

Example sentence: A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.

We hope you now know whether to use Deliverance or Delivery in your sentence.

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