Associations to the word «Persecution»

Wiktionary

PERSECUTION, noun. The act of persecuting.
PERSECUTION, noun. A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.

Dictionary definition

PERSECUTION, noun. The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion).

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn