liberation
pronunciation
How to pronounce liberation in British English:
UK [ˌlɪbə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce liberation in American English:
US [ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of liberating someone or something
- the attempt to achieve equal rights or status
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Word Origin
- liberation (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Forget civil rights , sexual liberation and pop music .
- 2. But the anc still has a powerful hold over many black south africans who revere the party for its liberation past .
- 3. Are we truly afraid of awakening to full liberation and maturity ?
- 4. As with most african liberation movements , history has only one telling .
- 5. Yet the vast majority of namibians still loyally support their liberation party .