deliverance - a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement aloof - at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart amity - friendship; peaceful harmony. oration - a formal public speech, esp. one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises ratified - to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction gaoler - someone who guards prisoners intercessor - a person who intercedes relent - to soften in feeling, temper, or determination lineaments - a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure semblance - outward aspect or appearance