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Definition of: persecution
(pûr′sə·ky′shən) noun
1. The act or process of persecuting; cruel oppression.
2. Any period characterized by systematic oppression, infliction of torture, death, or the like, on account of religious belief.
—per′se·cu′tion·al, per·se·cu·to·ry (pûr′sə·ky′tər·ē) adjective
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