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libera

libera

9.9
A short chant used in a religious service to ask for freedom or help
  • other
  • /lɪˈbɛrə/
  • Archaic
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  • The choir performed the ancient chant that included the phrase 'libera me' to invoke freedom and deliverance.

Examples

  • During the ceremony, the priest recited a prayer that asked for God's assistance to 'libera' the souls of the departed.

  • Credo di capire che sei libera stasera?

    Nurse Betty (2000)

  • In the opera, the soprano sang 'libera', expressing the theme of living freely and passionately.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word libera comes from Latin liber meaning 'free' and from liberare meaning 'to free' or 'deliver', and it is related to English words like liberty and liberate. In religious and musical use a libera is a chant or prayer asking to be 'delivered' or 'set free', so the origin explains its meaning today.