Associations to the word «Persecute»
Noun
- Heretic
- Inquisition
- Persecution
- Homosexual
- Nazis
- Christian
- Quaker
- Pagan
- Jews
- Sect
- Puritan
- Jehovah
- Heresy
- Edict
- Righteousness
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Quixote
- Adherent
- Refuge
- Minority
- Regime
- Asylum
- Martyrdom
- Believer
- Buddhist
- Shia
- Vandal
- Lutheran
- Dictatorship
- Clergy
- Jew
- Semitism
- Follower
- Sunni
- Christianity
- Heroine
- Muslim
- Apostles
- Atheist
- Kurd
- Martyr
- Gestapo
- Nero
- Serb
- Saul
- Tyranny
- Nazi
- Zeal
- Witchcraft
- Holocaust
- Catholicism
- Protestantism
- Mao
- Mennonite
- Communism
- Refugee
- Tyrant
- Cruel
- Mecca
Adjective
Wiktionary
PERSECUTE, verb. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death for one's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular religious creed, or mode of worship.
PERSECUTE, verb. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
Dictionary definition
PERSECUTE, verb. Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union".
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