01 n. The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship.
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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.
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The state or condition of being persecuted.
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A carrying on; prosecution.[Obs.]