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persecution
[ pur-si-kyoo-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of persecuting.
- the state of being persecuted.
- a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group:
the persecutions of Christians by the Romans.
persecution
/ ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃən /
noun
- the act of persecuting or the state of being persecuted
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Other Words From
- perse·cution·al adjective
- nonper·se·cution noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of persecution1
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Example Sentences
They are stories of persecution and triumph, adversity and strength.
My views, however, cannot be changed by a prison sentence or by persecution.
Muslim leaders have accused the ruling elite of carrying out what they see as religious persecution.
Throughout her life, she faced public ridicule, legal persecution and, eventually, redemption through a PhD in clinical sexology.
Cruising the Caribbean, enjoying beaches... Enduring Persecution as an American Christian sounds horrible.
During his absence his own relations and the chief families in his town became the objects of persecution.
Old Rushmere had raised an unreasonable persecution against his son on Dorothy's account.
And the fact must be insisted upon, that all religion, in its very nature, makes for persecution and oppression.
Old people declared that he reminded them of Hauge in his earlier days, before he had been enfeebled by persecution.
After receiving the honors of persecution, am I to expect the still greater one of martyrdom?
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