Liberty

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Liberty

"a loosening, relaxation," is translated "liberty" in Act_24:23, AV. See INDULGENCE.


"dismissal, release, forgiveness," is rendered "liberty" in the AV of Luk_4:18, RV, "release." See FORGIVENESS.


see FREEDOM.


"authority, right," is rendered "liberty" in 1Co_8:9 (marg., "power"), "this liberty of yours," or "this right which you assert." See AUTHORITY.

(MSG) But God does care when you use your freedom carelessly in a way that leads a Christian still vulnerable to those old associations to be thrown off track.



is rendered "at liberty" in 1Co_7:39, AV (RV "free"). See FREE.


for the meanings of which see LET, No. 3, is translated "to set at liberty" in Act_26:32; Heb_13:23. See DISMISS.


"to send away," is translated "to set at liberty" in Luk_4:18. See SEND.

Note: In Act_27:3, AV, epitrepo is rendered "gave ... liberty" (RV "gave ... leave"). See LEAVE (b)

Dictionary

lib·er·ate (lb-rt)
tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates
1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.
2. Chemistry To release (a gas, for example) from combination.
3. Slang To obtain by illegal or stealthy action: tried to sell appliances that were liberated during the riot.

[Latin lberre, lbert-, from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots.]
liber·ating·ly adv.
liber·ator n.

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liberated [ˈlɪbəˌreɪtɪd]
adj
1. given liberty; freed; released
2. (Military) released from occupation or subjugation by a foreign power
3. (Sociology) (esp in feminist theory) not bound by traditional sexual and social roles


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Adj. 1. liberated - (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
free - unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
2. liberated - free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"
emancipated
free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"