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Webster 1913 Edition

Persecution

Perˊse-cu′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
persécution
, L.
persecutio
.]
1.
The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
Persecution
produces no sincere conviction.
Paley.
2.
The state or condition of being persecuted.
Locke.
3.
A carrying on; prosecution.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Persecution

PERSECU'TION

,
Noun.
The act or practice of persecuting; the infliction of pain, punishment or death upon others unjustly, particularly for adhering to a religious creed or mode of worship, either by way of penalty or for compelling them to renounce their principles. Historians enumerate ten persecutions suffered by the Christians, beginning with that of Nero, A.D. 31, and ending with that of Diocletian, A.D. 303 to 313.
1.
The state of being persecuted.
Our necks are under persecution; we labor and have no rest. Lam.5.

Definition 2024

persécution

persécution

See also: persecution

French

Noun

persécution f ‎(plural persécutions)

  1. persecution

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁsekysjɔ̃/

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