Associations to the word «Emancipation»

Wiktionary

EMANCIPATION, noun. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
EMANCIPATION, noun. The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

Dictionary definition

EMANCIPATION, noun. Freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche