self-deliverance

[ self-di-liv-er-uhns ]

noun

1. suicide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-deliverance¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Then a mad hope invaded her; and, slowly, patiently, she began the work of self-deliverance.

From Project Gutenberg

I was not going to lie there meekly without making at least an effort at self-deliverance.

From Project Gutenberg

He thanked God in his heart for his self-deliverance; though he shuddered at the manner in which it was wrought.

From Project Gutenberg