liberation

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

2. the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

liberation

/ ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. a liberating or being liberated

2. the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against

   women's liberation

   animal liberation

Other Word Forms

• liberationist noun
• nonliberation noun
• postliberation adjective
• preliberation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of liberation¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin līberātiōn-, stem of līberātiō; equivalent to liberate + -ion

Example Sentences

Mosley’s introduction provides that frame, calling the combined tales “a twentieth century memoir” and linking them to the fight for liberation and equality.

From Los Angeles Times

"That wasn't liberation - it was just a transfer of colonial rule," he said.

From BBC

It was a liberation, and at a certain point you just realized that, you know what, I don’t have to prove myself to people.

From Los Angeles Times

And they remember a time in which the city’s messy urban forms and perceived cultural inferiority provided endless creative fuel, and liberation.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is liberation day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• abolition 
• deliverance 
• democracy 
• emancipation 
• salvation 
• sovereignty