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Persecution is the act of harassing or oppressing a person or a group of people, especially because of their identity. Throughout history, people have faced persecution because of their religion, race, ethnicity, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and many other factors.
1. : to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict. specifically : to cause to suffer because of belief. 2. : to annoy with persistent or urgent approaches (such as attacks, pleas, or importunities) : pester. persecutee. ˌpər-si-ˌkyü-ˈtē. noun. persecutive. ˈpər-si-ˌkyü-tiv. adjective. persecutor. ˈpər-si-ˌkyü-tər. noun.
Examples of persecution include the confiscation or destruction of property, incitement of hatred, arrests, imprisonment, beatings, torture, murder, and executions. Religious persecution can be considered the opposite of freedom of religion . Bateman has differentiated different degrees of persecution.
Sep 12, 2016 · 1. Persecution is bound up with Christ’s persecution. Jesus made that clear on His way to Jerusalem when he told his disciples that there he would “suffer many things . . . and be killed, and on the third day be raised” (Matt. 16:21).
Apr 30, 2021 · Persecution as a crime against humanity dates back at least to the 1945 Charter of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, which included ‘persecutions on political, racial or...
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noun. /ˌpɜːsɪˈkjuːʃn/. /ˌpɜːrsɪˈkjuːʃn/. [uncountable, countable] the act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs. the victims of religious persecution. They fled to Europe to escape persecution.
