noun
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the act or an instance of pulling or raising up.
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a releasing from bondage, servitude or serfdom; emancipation.
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the state of being freed from bondage, servitude, etc.
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the act of or an instance of giving spiritual knowledge; enlightenment.
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the state of being freed from the worldly entanglements.
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a getting rid of completely; complete destruction; eradication.
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a quoting of a sentence, passage etc. from a book, article, speech etc.; the sentence, passage, etc. so quoted; an excerption.
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a portion (usu. sixth part) that a leader of a gang of law-breakers gets from money or valuables that is extorted by threats, misuse of authoity, etc.