Liberation: Encyclopedia - Liberation

Liberation

Liberation is based on the word liberty, related to the word liberal, and it is often understood as "to be freed (or change) from not having freedom to having freedom". A major use of the word is the act of the (forcible) removal of unwanted control of an area, person or people by an outside (military) force. It could also mean the removal of sexual inhibitions.

Some other meanings:

• Liberation could mean the 1944 defeat and expulsion of Nazi Germany from France by the victorious Allies.
• Liberation could refer to Women's Liberation of the Feminist movement also known as the Women's Movement.
• Liberation could refer to the goals and achievements of one or all the world-wide Civil rights movements.
• Liberation is also the eastern religions´ concept of enlightenment or moksha.
• Libération is a French newspaper.
• Liberation is a reggae album by Bunny Wailer.
• Liberation is a 1993 album by The Divine Comedy
• Liberation: Captive 2 was a computer game for the Amiga CD32.

Some meanings for Liberate:

• Liberate is an interactive television middleware.

See also

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