Definitions for persecution

persecution per·se·cu·tion

Spelling: [pur-si-kyoo-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌpɜr sɪˈkyu ʃən/

Persecution is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1646 anagrams from letters in persecution (ceeinoprstu).

Definitions for persecution

noun

  1. the act of persecuting.
  2. the state of being persecuted.
  3. a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group:

Origin of persecution

1300-50; Middle English persecucio(u)n Late Latin persecūtiōn- (stem of persecūtiō), Latin: prosecution, equivalent to persecūt(us) past participle of persequī (see

Examples for persecution

My sources told me stories of conflict and persecution, and their hopes at the end of a long civil war.

I may have been mistaken with regard to the cause of my persecution by the Wilsons, but I think not.

My views, however, cannot be changed by a prison sentence or by persecution.

But be that as it may, they joined with Lip-lip in the persecution.

Grief and persecution had in a former instance inspired her with the love of solitude.

They are stories of persecution and triumph, adversity and strength.

There was a cry of "Neo-paganism," and various attempts at persecution.

He began with foreign policy, weaved into abortion and the persecution of Christians, and then moved back to foreign policy.

So in a sense, the current wave of persecution is nothing new.

And then at once arises the danger into which morality has led us: the danger of persecution.

Word Value for persecution
Scrable

15

Words with friends

19

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